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Schools in Owego Township

Owego Township’s public schools

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Owego Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,121 students on the public path
In brief

Owego Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Owego Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pontiac High School places highest (better than 60%); Saunemin Elem School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Owego Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Pontiac 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Owego Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Pontiac High Schoolin PontiacB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pontiac Township High School District 90.

Three districts serve Owego Township

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

Pontiac Township High School District 90Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 658 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,527IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,135 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,487IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 102 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 7.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,433IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9022%
State average 29.9% · 173 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9027%
State average 25.8% · 163 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 42913%
State average 29.9% · 653 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 4299%
State average 25.8% · 625 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 43837%
State average 29.9% · 74 students tested
Math · PK–8, Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 43817%
State average 25.8% · 80 students tested

Owego Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Owego Township—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
OdellB−Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Saunemin—Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Avoca—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Pontiac—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Pontiac Township High School District 90 with Owego Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Owego 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 Owego Townshipin other towns
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Pontiac
361 students13:1Rate it →
Saunemin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Saunemin
B−
102 students8:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
B
658 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Owego Township’s schools

Are Owego Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Owego Township. Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Owego Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Owego Township in?

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 and Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438.

Where do Owego Township kids go to high school?

Pontiac High 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). Stars are from neighbors.