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Schools in Peotone · Peotone Community Unit School District 207U

Peotone’s public schools outscore 72% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Peotone, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 22% of Peotone’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.

#245of 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
28%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,054 students on the public path
In brief

Peotone’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Peotone’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,335 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 6 the district’s path is Peotone Jr High School, then Peotone 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 Peotone’s grade

B− Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 72% of Illinois school districts, #245 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 72%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (908)Better than 69%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 408 test results and a graduating class of 113 could put Peotone anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Peotone’s students in the tested grades sat them (138 in math, 677 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–3Peotone Elem SchoolPeotone Community Unit School District 207UNo scores
6–8Peotone Jr High SchoolPeotone Community Unit School District 207UNo scores
9–12Peotone High SchoolPeotone Community Unit School District 207UB

Peotone’s public schools are run by Peotone Community Unit School District 207U, which also serves Green Garden, Manhattan, Peotone and Will and others. 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.

Peotone Community Unit School District 207UGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,280 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,335IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 677 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 138 students tested

Peotone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PeotoneB+Peotone Community Unit School District 207U

Every school in Peotone

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 Peotonein other towns
Peotone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3
340 students12:1Rate it →
Peotone Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
294 students13:1Rate it →
Peotone High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
420 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Peotone’s schools

Are Peotone’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Peotone 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 69%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Peotone in?

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,280 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Peotone kids go to high school?

Peotone High School, with 420 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Peotone’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Peotone Community Unit School District 207U graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Peotone spend per student?

$20,335 in Peotone Community Unit School District 207U (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.