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Schools in Otto Township · Central Community Unit School District 4

Otto Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Otto Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 20% of Otto 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.

K–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
26%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
919 students on the public path
In brief

Otto Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1449 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Otto Township’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Otto Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,874 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is John L Nash Middle School, then Central 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Otto Township’s grade

B− Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1449)Better than 64%
Towns in Kankakee County (16)Better than 44%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 498 test results and a graduating class of 69 could put Otto Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Otto Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (495 in math, 501 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Chebanse Elem Schoolin ChebanseB+
5–8John L Nash Middle Schoolin CliftonB−
9–12Central High Schoolin CliftonC

Otto Township’s public schools are run by Central Community Unit School District 4, which also serves Ashkum, Ashkum, Chebanse and Chebanse and others. Parts of Otto Township (20% and 6% of its land) are served by Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Kankakee School District 111 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.

Central Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 968 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,874IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 29.9% · 501 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 495 students tested

Otto Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Otto TownshipBCentral Community Unit School District 4
AromaD−Kankakee School District 111 PK–12 · St. Anne Unit District 24 PK–12
Kankakee—Kankakee School District 111
ChebanseBCentral Community Unit School District 4
LimestoneB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2
PilotB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Otto 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 Otto Townshipin other towns
Chebanse Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Chebanse
B+
343 students14:1Rate it →
John L Nash Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clifton
B−
278 students11:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clifton
C
298 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Otto Township’s schools

Are Otto Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Otto Township children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Otto Township in?

Central Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 968 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Otto Township are served by Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Kankakee School District 111.

Where do Otto Township kids go to high school?

Central High School in Clifton, with 298 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Otto Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Otto Township spend per student?

$15,874 in Central Community Unit School District 4 (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.