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Schools in Oakwood Township · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, Oakwood Community Unit School District 76

Oakwood Township’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Oakwood Township’s districts is 18%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oakwood Township, 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#604of 768 Illinois townsK–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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Oakwood Community Unit School District 76
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
829 students on the public path
In brief

Oakwood Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Oakwood Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 spends $14,500 per student and Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 $14,492, 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 Oakwood Township’s grade

C Test scoresA Graduation

C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts, #604 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1163)Better than 32%
Towns in Vermilion County (19)Better than 26%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 536 test results and a graduating class of 118 could put Oakwood Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oakwood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (519 in math, 552 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Oakwood Grade SchoolOakwood Community Unit School District 76C
9–12Oakwood High SchoolOakwood Community Unit School District 76C+

Oakwood Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Oakwood Community Unit School District 76). From grade 9, students attend the St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305, shared with Ogden, Ogden, Royal, Somer, South Homer, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Stanton, Urbana and Vance. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Oakwood Township

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

St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 457 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,500IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 829 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,492IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30532%
State average 29.9% · 114 students tested
Math · 9–12, St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 30552%
State average 25.8% · 106 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Oakwood Community Unit School District 7614%
State average 29.9% · 438 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oakwood Community Unit School District 7612%
State average 25.8% · 413 students tested

Oakwood Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oakwood Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakwood TownshipCOakwood Community Unit School District 76 PK–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
CatlinBSalt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Pilot—Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
Vance—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 PK–12 · Heritage Community Unit School District 8 K–12 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
BlountBBismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit PK–12 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
OgdenA−Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 PK–8 · St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 9–12
Danville—Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

2 of the 6 neighbors share St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 with Oakwood Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Oakwood Township

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).

District schools in Oakwood Townshipby address
Oakwood Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oakwood
C
573 students13:1Rate it →
Oakwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fithian
C+
256 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakwood Township’s schools

Are Oakwood Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oakwood Township children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #604 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oakwood Township in?

Two districts: Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 runs grades PK–12, and St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 runs grades 9–12, shared with Ogden, Ogden, Royal, Somer, South Homer, St. Joseph, St. Joseph, Stanton, Urbana and Vance.

Where do Oakwood Township kids go to high school?

Oakwood High School in Fithian, with 256 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Oakwood Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Oakwood Township spend per student?

$14,500 in St. Joseph-Ogden Community High School District 305 and $14,492 in Oakwood Community Unit School District 76 (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.