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Schools in Rutland Township · Ottawa Township High School District 140, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230

Rutland Township’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Rutland Township, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Rutland 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.

#519of 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▼ 13% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Township High School District 140
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,293 students on the public path
In brief

Rutland Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1273 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rutland Township’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Rutland Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Rutland Elem School (PK–8) is Rutland Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Ottawa Township High School District 140 with Dayton, Deer Park, Fall River, Farm Ridge, Freedom, Grand Rapids, Grand Ridge, Manlius, Marseilles, Miller, Naplate, Ottawa, Ottawa, South Ottawa, Utica, Wallace and Waltham: Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ottawa Township High School District 140 spends $18,784 per student and Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 $30,971, 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 Rutland Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #519 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1273)Better than 30%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 57%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 315 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put Rutland Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Rutland Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (311 in math, 318 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Rutland Elem SchoolRutland Community Consolidated School District 230A−
9–12Ottawa Township High Schoolin OttawaB−

Rutland Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230). From grade 9, students attend the Ottawa Township High School District 140, shared with Dayton, Deer Park, Fall River, Farm Ridge, Freedom, Grand Rapids, Grand Ridge, Manlius, Marseilles, Miller, Naplate, Ottawa, Ottawa, South Ottawa, Utica, Wallace and Waltham. Its high school is in Ottawa. Parts of Rutland Township (13%, 12% and 3% of its land) are served by Serena CUSD 2, Miller Township Community Consolidated and Marseilles Elementary School District 150 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Rutland Township

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

Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 70 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 6.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,971IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 23034%
State average 29.9% · 53 students tested
Math · PK–8, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 23034%
State average 25.8% · 42 students tested

Rutland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rutland TownshipC+Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
DaytonC+Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Fall River—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
SerenaCSerena CUSD 2
OttawaC+Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
MarseillesC+Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Marseilles Elementary School District 150 PK–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
ManliusBSeneca Community Consolidated School District 170 PK–8 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Ottawa (city)B−Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8
Miller—Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12

7 of the 8 neighbors share Ottawa Township High School District 140 with Rutland Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Rutland 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 Rutland Townshipby address
Rutland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ottawa
A−
70 students6:1Rate it →
Also serving Rutland Townshipin other towns
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Rutland Township’s schools

Are Rutland Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rutland Township children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #519 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rutland Township in?

Two districts: Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 runs grades PK–8, and Ottawa Township High School District 140 runs grades 9–12, shared with Dayton, Deer Park, Fall River, Farm Ridge, Freedom, Grand Rapids, Grand Ridge, Manlius, Marseilles, Miller, Naplate, Ottawa, Ottawa, South Ottawa, Utica, Wallace and Waltham.

Where do Rutland Township kids go to high school?

Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, with 1,223 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Rutland Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Rutland Township spend per student?

$18,784 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 and $30,971 in Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 (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.