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Schools in Oregon-Nashua Township · Oregon Community Unit School District 220

Oregon-Nashua Township’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Oregon-Nashua Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 20% of Oregon-Nashua Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#225of 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
33%
▲ 3 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
$17.9K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
1,406 students on the public path
In brief

Oregon-Nashua Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1442 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oregon-Nashua Township’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 33% and math 20% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,853 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Oregon Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is up 22% since 2020–21. 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 Oregon-Nashua Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Illinois school districts, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1442)Better than 86%
Towns in Ogle County (24)Better than 83%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 668 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Oregon-Nashua Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oregon-Nashua Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (649 in math, 688 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Oregon Elem SchOregon Community Unit School District 220B−
7–12Oregon Jr/Sr High SchoolOregon Community Unit School District 220B−

Oregon-Nashua Township’s public schools are run by Oregon Community Unit School District 220, which also serves Mount Morris, Mount Morris, Oregon and Pine Creek 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.

Oregon Community Unit School District 220Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,406 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,853IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 29.9% · 688 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 649 students tested

Oregon-Nashua Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oregon-Nashua Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oregon-Nashua TownshipB+Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Pine Rock—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Grand Detour—Dixon Unit School District 170
Pine Creek—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Polo Community Unit School District 222 PK–12
Taylor—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12
RockvaleA−Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Byron Community Unit School District 226 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Oregon Community Unit School District 220 with Oregon-Nashua Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Oregon-Nashua 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 Oregon-Nashua Townshipby address
Oregon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oregon
B−
779 students15:1Rate it →
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oregon
B−
627 students14:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Rock River Challenge).

Questions about Oregon-Nashua Township’s schools

Are Oregon-Nashua Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oregon-Nashua Township children attend outscore 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oregon-Nashua Township in?

Oregon Community Unit School District 220, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,406 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Oregon-Nashua Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Oregon Community Unit School District 220 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Oregon-Nashua Township spend per student?

$17,853 in Oregon Community Unit School District 220 (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.