Seneca Township’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts
Reading proficiency in Seneca Township’s districts is 38%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Seneca 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.
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.
Seneca Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 506 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Seneca Township’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 38% and math 25% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Marengo Community High School District 154 spends $22,343 per student and Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 $19,827, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Seneca Township’s grade
B+: better than 74% of Illinois school districts, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Seneca Township, with each school’s own grade.
1st grade in Seneca Township
Westwood Elem School
Grades 1–5 · 385 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
2nd grade in Seneca Township
Westwood Elem School
Grades 1–5 · 385 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
3rd grade in Seneca Township
Westwood Elem School
Grades 1–5 · 385 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
4th grade in Seneca Township
Westwood Elem School
Grades 1–5 · 385 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
5th grade in Seneca Township
Westwood Elem School
Grades 1–5 · 385 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
6th grade in Seneca Township · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Marengo Comm Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 342 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
7th grade in Seneca Township · depends on your address
Creekside Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 736 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Northwood Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 576 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Woodstock
Marengo Comm Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 342 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
9th grade in Seneca Township
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
10th grade in Seneca Township
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
11th grade in Seneca Township
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
12th grade in Seneca Township
Marengo High School
Grades 9–12 · 685 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marengo
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Seneca Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Seneca Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Seneca Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Seneca Township | B+ | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12 |
| Coral | A− | Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Huntley Consolidated School District 158 PK–12 · Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 |
| Dorr | A− | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Community High School District 155 9–12 |
| Marengo | — | Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 PK–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12 |
| Riley | B+ | Riley Community Consolidated School District 18 K–8 · Marengo Community High School District 154 9–12 |
| Hartland | B | Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Harvard Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Marengo Community High School District 154 with Seneca Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Seneca Township
10 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).
Questions about Seneca Township’s schools
Are Seneca Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Seneca Township children attend outscore 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Seneca Township in?
Marengo Community High School District 154, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 685 students in 1 schools (2024–25).
Where do Seneca Township kids go to high school?
Marengo High School in Marengo, with 685 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Seneca Township’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Seneca Township spend per student?
$22,343 in Marengo Community High School District 154, $19,827 in Woodstock Community Unit School District 200 and $15,584 in Marengo-Union Elementary Consolidated District 165 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Seneca 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.