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Schools in Reading Township · Woodland Community Unit School District 5

Reading Township’s public schools score below 74% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 17% of Reading Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Reading Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$23.8K
▲ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
458 students on the public path
In brief

Reading Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,827 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Woodland 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 Reading Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 26% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1032)Better than 30%
Towns in Livingston County (30)Better than 27%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 226 test results could put Reading Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Reading Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (224 in math, 229 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Woodland Elementary/Jr High SchWoodland Community Unit School District 5C+
9–12Woodland High SchoolWoodland Community Unit School District 5B+

Reading Township’s public schools are run by Woodland Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Long Point, Long Point and Newtown. Parts of Reading Township (10% of its land) are served by Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 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.

Woodland Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 458 students · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,827IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 229 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 224 students tested

Reading Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Reading TownshipCWoodland Community Unit School District 5
Long Point—Woodland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Flanagan-Cornell District 74 PK–12
Newtown—Woodland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
EagleC−Streator Elementary School District 44 PK–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
Osage—Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

2 of the 4 neighbors share Woodland Community Unit School District 5 with Reading Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Reading Township

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).

District schools in Reading Townshipby address
Woodland Elementary/Jr High Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Streator
C+
320 students10:1Rate it →
Woodland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Streator
B+
138 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Reading Township’s schools

Are Reading Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Reading Township children attend score below 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Reading Township in?

Woodland Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 458 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Reading Township are served by Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6.

Where do Reading Township kids go to high school?

Woodland High School in Streator, with 138 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Reading Township spend per student?

$23,827 in Woodland Community Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Reading Township families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.