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Schools in Otter Creek Township · Streator Township High School District 40, Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65

Otter Creek Township’s public schools outscore 50% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the three public school districts serving Otter Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 20% of students in Otter Creek Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#456of 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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
81%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.5K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Streator Township High School District 40
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,072 students on the public path
In brief

Otter Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 20% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Streator Township High School District 40 spends $20,501 per student and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 $22,064, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Streator Twp High School. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Otter Creek Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 50% of Illinois school districts, #456 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 50%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1394)Better than 48%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 84%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 371 test results and a graduating class of 205 could put Otter Creek Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Otter Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (394 in math, 350 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
9–12Streator Twp High Schoolin StreatorC

Parts of Otter Creek Township (9% of its land) are served by Streator Elementary School District 44 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Otter Creek Township

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

Streator Township High School District 40Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 764 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,501IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 96 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 7.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,064IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 212 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,279IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Streator Township High School District 4022%
State average 29.9% · 182 students tested
Math · 9–12, Streator Township High School District 4011%
State average 25.8% · 203 students tested
Reading · K–8, Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 6527%
State average 29.9% · 61 students tested
Math · K–8, Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 6524%
State average 25.8% · 60 students tested
Reading · K–8, Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 9547%
State average 29.9% · 107 students tested
Math · K–8, Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 9532%
State average 25.8% · 131 students tested

Otter Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otter Creek TownshipB−Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 K–8 · Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
BruceC−Streator Elementary School District 44 PK–8 · Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
Allen—Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12
Grand Rapids—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Streator Township High School District 40 with Otter Creek Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Otter Creek Township

3 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 Otter Creek Townshipin other towns
Grand Ridge School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Grand Ridge
A−
212 students10:1Rate it →
Ransom Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Ransom
B−
96 students8:1Rate it →
Streator Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Streator
C
764 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Otter Creek Township’s schools

Are Otter Creek Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Otter Creek Township children attend outscore 50% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #456 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Otter Creek Township in?

Streator Township High School District 40, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 764 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Otter Creek Township are served by Streator Elementary School District 44.

Where do Otter Creek Township kids go to high school?

Streator Twp High School in Streator, with 764 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Otter Creek Township’s graduation rate?

81% of the class of 2023 in Streator Township High School District 40 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Otter Creek Township spend per student?

$20,501 in Streator Township High School District 40, $22,064 in Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 and $21,279 in Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 (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.