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Schools in Oblong · Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Oblong’s public schools score below 65% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Oblong, 10% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Oblong, 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 BK–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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
526 students on the public path
In brief

Oblong’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1188 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oblong’s, its schools beat 43%, higher than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Oblong’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $15,045 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 21% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Oblong High School. See the path ↓

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 Oblong’s grade

C Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1188)Better than 43%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 270 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Oblong anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oblong’s students in the tested grades sat them (264 in math, 277 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Oblong Elem SchoolOblong Community Unit School District 4C+
9–12Oblong High SchoolOblong Community Unit School District 4C

Oblong’s public schools are run by Oblong Community Unit School District 4, which also serves Hunt City, Licking, Martin and Oblong and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Oblong Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 526 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,045IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 277 students tested
Math10%
State average 25.8% · 264 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 21% of the Oblong district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Illinois, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Oblong vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OblongC+Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Oblong

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 Oblongin other towns
Oblong Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
361 students12:1Rate it →
Oblong High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
165 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Oblong’s schools

Are Oblong’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Oblong children attend score below 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oblong in?

Oblong Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 526 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Oblong kids go to high school?

Oblong High School, with 165 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Oblong’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Oblong Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Oblong spend per student?

$15,045 in Oblong Community Unit School District 4 (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.