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Schools in Saratoga Township · Morris Community High School District 101, Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C

Saratoga Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Illinois districts

In Saratoga Township, 43% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Saratoga 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.

#76of 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
45%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Morris Community High School District 101
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,712 students on the public path
In brief

Saratoga Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1435 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Saratoga Township’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 89% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

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

Saratoga Elem School (PK–8) is Saratoga Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Morris Community High School District 101 with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca and Wauponsee: Morris Community High School in Morris. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 43% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Morris Community High School District 101 spends $13,309 per student and Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C $14,883, 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 Saratoga Township’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 89% of Illinois school districts, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 89%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1435)Better than 98%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 76%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 669 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Saratoga Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Saratoga Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (671 in math, 666 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Saratoga Elem SchoolSaratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CA
9–12Morris Community High Schoolin MorrisB+

Saratoga Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C). From grade 9, students attend the Morris Community High School District 101, shared with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca and Wauponsee. Its high school is in Morris. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Saratoga Township

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

Morris Community High School District 101Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 926 students · 17.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,309IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 786 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,883IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10129%
State average 29.9% · 210 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10130%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C53%
State average 29.9% · 456 students tested
Math · PK–8, Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C49%
State average 25.8% · 463 students tested

Saratoga Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Saratoga TownshipASaratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Nettle Creek—Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
Aux SableB+Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12
Lisbon—Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
MorrisC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Morris Community High School District 101 with Saratoga Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Saratoga 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 Saratoga Townshipby address
Saratoga Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Morris
A
786 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Saratoga Townshipin other towns
Morris Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morris
B+
926 students18:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Premier Academy Morris and Premier Academy Morris TAOEP).

Questions about Saratoga Township’s schools

Are Saratoga Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Saratoga Township children attend outscore 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Saratoga Township in?

Two districts: Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C runs grades PK–8, and Morris Community High School District 101 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aux Sable, Erienna, Goose Lake, Morris, Morris, Nettle Creek, Norman, Seneca and Wauponsee.

Where do Saratoga Township kids go to high school?

Morris Community High School in Morris, with 926 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Saratoga Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Saratoga Township spend per student?

$13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101 and $14,883 in Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C (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.