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Schools in Serena

Serena’s public schools

Serena CUSD 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Serena. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
2020–21
Graduate on time
74%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
611 students on the public path
In brief

Serena’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Serena’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Harding Grade School places highest (better than 80%); Serena High School lowest (6%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Serena, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Serena 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Serena, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
5–8Serena Middle SchoolSerena CUSD 2B
9–12Serena High SchoolSerena CUSD 2D

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Serena CUSD 2.

The district

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

Serena CUSD 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 611 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,344IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 29.9% · 319 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 294 students tested

Serena vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Serena—Serena CUSD 2

Every school in Serena

4 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).

Also serving Serenain other towns
Harding Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Earlville
A−
130 students14:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sheridan
B−
135 students10:1Rate it →
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
162 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Serena’s schools

Are Serena’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Serena. Serena CUSD 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Serena. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Serena in?

Serena CUSD 2.

Where do Serena kids go to high school?

Serena High 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). Stars are from neighbors.