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Schools in Penfield

Penfield’s public schools

Armstrong Township High School District 225 and Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Penfield. 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 142% 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
15%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
2020–21
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188
Students per teacher
9.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
265 students on the public path
In brief

Penfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Penfield’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Gifford Grade School places highest (better than 73%); Armstrong High School lowest (46%). 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 Penfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Gifford Grade Schoolin GiffordB+
9–12Armstrong High Schoolin ArmstrongB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Armstrong Township High School District 225.

Two districts serve Penfield

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

Armstrong Township High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 114 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,184IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 151 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,292IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22515%
State average 29.9% · 36 students tested
Math · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22510%
State average 25.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · K–8, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 18827%
State average 29.9% · 110 students tested
Math · K–8, Gifford Community Consolidated School District 18837%
State average 25.8% · 110 students tested

Penfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Penfield—Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12

Every school in Penfield

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 Penfieldin other towns
Gifford Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Gifford
B+
151 students11:1Rate it →
Armstrong High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Armstrong
B−
114 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Penfield’s schools

Are Penfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Penfield. Armstrong Township High School District 225 and Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Penfield. 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 Penfield in?

Armstrong Township High School District 225 and Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188.

Where do Penfield kids go to high school?

Armstrong 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.