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Schools in Serena Township · Serena CUSD 2

Serena Township’s public schools score below 74% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Serena Township’s districts is 21%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Serena 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
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
2
611 students on the public path
In brief

Serena Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 989 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Serena Township’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 21% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,344 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is Serena Middle School, then 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Serena Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 26% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (989)Better than 9%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 8%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 306 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Serena Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Serena Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (294 in math, 319 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Serena Township, 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

Serena Township’s public schools are run by Serena CUSD 2, which also serves Dayton, Freedom, Miller and Mission and others. Parts of Serena Township (4% of its land) are served by Leland Community Unit School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

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 Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Serena TownshipCSerena CUSD 2
MissionCSerena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
RutlandC+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
NorthvilleB+Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12
Freedom—Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
SheridanCSerena CUSD 2
AdamsB+Leland Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12

4 of the 7 neighbors share Serena CUSD 2 with Serena Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Serena Township

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).

District schools in Serena Townshipby address
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Serena
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Serena
D
162 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Serena Townshipin 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 →

Questions about Serena Township’s schools

Are Serena Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Serena Township children attend score below 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Serena Township in?

Serena CUSD 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 611 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Serena Township are served by Leland Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Serena Township kids go to high school?

Serena High School in Serena, with 162 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Serena Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Serena CUSD 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Serena Township spend per student?

$20,344 in Serena CUSD 2 (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.