Photo: Jauerback · CC BY-SA 3.0Oswego’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Oswego, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Oswego’s districts is 29%, above the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
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.
Oswego’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 635 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oswego’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,315 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then five middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Oswego’s grade
B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oswego, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Oswego · depends on your address
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Oswego · depends on your address
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Oswego · depends on your address
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Oswego · depends on your address
Oswego High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Oswego East High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,758 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Oswego’s public schools are run by Oswego Community Unit School District 308, which also serves Montgomery, Na-Au-Say and Oswego. Parts of Oswego (6% of its land) are served by Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 instead. 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.
Above the state in reading
Oswego vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Oswego’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oswego | B+ | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 |
| Montgomery | B | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 |
| Aurora | B+ | Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 · Aurora East Unit School District 131 PK–12 |
| Yorkville | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
Every school in Oswego
20 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).
Questions about Oswego’s schools
Are Oswego’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oswego children attend outscore 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oswego in?
Oswego Community Unit School District 308, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,766 students in 21 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Oswego are served by Yorkville Community Unit School District 115.
Where do Oswego kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Oswego High School and Oswego East High School.
What is Oswego’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Oswego spend per student?
$18,315 in Oswego Community Unit School District 308 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Oswego 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.