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Schools in North Utica · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185

North Utica’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

37% of students in North Utica’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving North Utica, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,413 students on the public path
In brief

North Utica’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 993 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of North Utica’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

North Utica runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Waltham Elementary School (PK–8) is North Utica’s own. From grade 9, students attend the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Eden, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham: La Salle-Peru Twp High School in La Salle. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 19% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 spends $26,538 per student and Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 $17,913, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind North Utica’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (993)Better than 42%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 412 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put North Utica anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of North Utica’s students in the tested grades sat them (427 in math, 396 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Utica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Waltham Elementary Schoolin UticaA−
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La SalleB−

North Utica runs its own schools through grade 8 (Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185). From grade 9, students attend the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, shared with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Eden, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham. Its school is in Utica. Parts of North Utica (4% and 3% of its land) are served by Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 and Ottawa Township High School District 140 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve North Utica

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,167 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,538IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 246 students, up 31% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,913IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12027%
State average 29.9% · 260 students tested
Math · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12015%
State average 25.8% · 295 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Waltham Community Consolidated School District 18557%
State average 29.9% · 136 students tested
Math · PK–8, Waltham Community Consolidated School District 18527%
State average 25.8% · 132 students tested

North Utica vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share North Utica’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
North UticaBWaltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
LaSalleCDimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8

Every school in North Utica

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving North Uticain other towns
Waltham Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Utica
A−
246 students10:1Rate it →
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · La Salle
B−
1,167 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about North Utica’s schools

Are North Utica’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools North Utica children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is North Utica in?

Two districts: Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 runs grades PK–8, and LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Eden, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham.

Where do North Utica kids go to high school?

La Salle-Peru Twp High School in La Salle, with 1,167 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is North Utica’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does North Utica spend per student?

$26,538 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and $17,913 in Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.