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Schools in Pontiac Township

Pontiac Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
7
1,793 students on the public path
In brief

Pontiac Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Pontiac Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pontiac High School places highest (better than 60%); Pontiac Jr High School lowest (18%). 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 Pontiac Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Central Elem SchoolPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429No scores
2–3Lincoln Elementary SchoolPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429C
6–8Pontiac Jr High SchoolPontiac Community Consolidated School District 429C−
9–12Pontiac High SchoolPontiac Township High School District 90B

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

Two districts serve Pontiac 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
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

Pontiac Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pontiac Township—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Rooks Creek—Flanagan-Cornell District 74 PK–12 · Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425 K–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Eppards Point—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Esmen—Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 PK–8 · Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Owego—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Saunemin Community Consolidated School District 438 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

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

Every school in Pontiac Township

7 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).

District schools in Pontiac Townshipby address
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Pontiac
361 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Pontiac
C
227 students11:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Pontiac
C
221 students10:1Rate it →
Pontiac Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Pontiac
C−
326 students11:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
B
658 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Marys School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pontiac
Private · Catholic
144 students12:1Rate it →
Grace Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pontiac
Private · Religious
43 students8:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Livingston Area Career Cntr).

Questions about Pontiac Township’s schools

Are Pontiac Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pontiac Township. Pontiac Township High School District 90 and Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pontiac Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pontiac Township in?

Pontiac Township High School District 90 and Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429.

Where do Pontiac Township kids go to high school?

Pontiac High School.

Are there private schools in Pontiac Township?

Yes: St. Marys School (grades PK–8, 144 students) and Grace Christian School (grades PK–8, 43 students).

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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.