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Schools in Oregon · Oregon Community Unit School District 220

Oregon’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Oregon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 20% of Oregon’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
0
1,406 students on the public path
In brief

Oregon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1499 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oregon’s, its schools beat 89%, 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’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 (1499)Better than 89%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 668 test results and a graduating class of 115 could put Oregon anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Oregon’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, 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’s public schools are run by Oregon Community Unit School District 220, which also serves Mount Morris, Mount Morris, Oregon-Nashua 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 vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OregonB+Oregon Community Unit School District 220

Every school in Oregon

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 Oregonin other towns
Oregon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
779 students15:1Rate it →
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
627 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Oregon’s schools

Are Oregon’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oregon 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 89%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Oregon 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’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 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.