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Schools in Ora Township

Ora Township’s public schools

Trico Community Unit School District 176 and Elverado Community Unit School District 196 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ora Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 91% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
19%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Trico Community Unit School District 176
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,152 students on the public path
In brief

Ora Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ora Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Elverado Junior High School places highest (better than 77%); Elverado High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ora Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Trico Senior High School and Elverado 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ora Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Trico Community Unit School District 176.

Two districts serve Ora Township

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

Trico Community Unit School District 176Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 879 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,865IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Elverado Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 348 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,144IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Trico Community Unit School District 17619%
State average 29.9% · 403 students tested
Math · PK–12, Trico Community Unit School District 17612%
State average 25.8% · 395 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Elverado Community Unit School District 19637%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elverado Community Unit School District 19617%
State average 25.8% · 175 students tested

Ora Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ora Township—Trico Community Unit School District 176 PK–12 · Elverado Community Unit School District 196 PK–12
Vergennes—Elverado Community Unit School District 196
Levan—Trico Community Unit School District 176 PK–12 · Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186 PK–12
BradleyC−Trico Community Unit School District 176
Ava—Trico Community Unit School District 176

3 of the 4 neighbors share Trico Community Unit School District 176 with Ora Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ora Township

6 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 Ora Townshipin other towns
Trico Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Campbell Hill
C
477 students15:1Rate it →
Elverado Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Elkville
102 students13:1Rate it →
Trico Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Campbell Hill
C+
182 students13:1Rate it →
Elverado Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vergennes
A−
69 students9:1Rate it →
Trico Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Campbell Hill
B−
220 students10:1Rate it →
Elverado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkville
C−
102 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Ora Township’s schools

Are Ora Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ora Township. Trico Community Unit School District 176 and Elverado Community Unit School District 196 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ora Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ora Township in?

Trico Community Unit School District 176 and Elverado Community Unit School District 196.

Where do Ora Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Trico Senior High School and Elverado High School.

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What Ora Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.