Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Ridott Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B+
Schools in Ridott Township · Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321

Ridott Township’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 42% of Ridott Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ridott Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Students per teacher
13.2
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,290 students on the public path
In brief

Ridott Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1403 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ridott Township’s, its schools beat 77%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 32% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 spends $16,346 per student and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 $16,923, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Ridott Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B+: better than 69% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1403)Better than 77%
Towns in Stephenson County (18)Better than 28%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 835 test results and a graduating class of 64 could put Ridott Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ridott Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (840 in math, 829 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KGerman Valley Grade SchoolForrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221No scores
1–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Ridott Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221). From grade PK, students attend the Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321, shared with Burritt, Pecatonica, Pecatonica and Seward. Its elementary school is in Pecatonica. Parts of Ridott Township (17%, 10% and 7% of its land) are served by Freeport School District 145, Dakota Community Unit School District 201 and Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ridott Township

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

Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 714 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,346IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 889 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,923IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 22141%
State average 29.9% · 390 students tested
Math · PK–12, Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 22125%
State average 25.8% · 405 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32143%
State average 29.9% · 439 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32139%
State average 25.8% · 435 students tested

Ridott Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridott TownshipB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12
PecatonicaB+Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
Rock RunA−Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Maryland—Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Leaf RiverB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221
Silver Creek—Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 PK–12 · Freeport School District 145 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 with Ridott Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ridott Township

5 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 Ridott Townshipby address
German Valley Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Forreston
70 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Ridott Townshipin other towns
Pecatonica Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pecatonica
A−
307 students12:1Rate it →
Forreston Grade School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Forreston
B+
238 students11:1Rate it →
Pecatonica Comm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pecatonica
A
269 students14:1Rate it →
Forreston Jr/Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Forreston
B+
406 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridott Township’s schools

Are Ridott Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ridott Township children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ridott Township in?

Two districts: Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 runs grades PK–12, and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 runs grades PK–12, shared with Burritt, Pecatonica, Pecatonica and Seward.

What is Ridott Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Ridott Township spend per student?

$16,346 in Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221 and $16,923 in Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Ridott Township families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ridott Township → They have their own page.

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.