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Schools in Seward Township

Seward Township’s public schools

Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Seward Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% 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
38%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,904 students on the public path
In brief

Seward Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Seward Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pecatonica Comm Middle School places highest (better than 89%); Winnebago High School lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Seward Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Winnebago High School and Pecatonica 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 Seward Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Winnebago Community Unit School District 323.

Two districts serve Seward Township

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

Winnebago Community Unit School District 323Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,267 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,345IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 889 students · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,923IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Winnebago Community Unit School District 32338%
State average 29.9% · 666 students tested
Math · PK–12, Winnebago Community Unit School District 32329%
State average 25.8% · 643 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32143%
State average 29.9% · 439 students tested
Math · PK–12, Pecatonica Community Unit School District 32139%
State average 25.8% · 435 students tested

Seward Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Seward Township—Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 PK–12
PecatonicaB+Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321
WinnebagoB+Winnebago Community Unit School District 323
Leaf RiverB+Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221

Every school in Seward Township

6 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 Seward Townshipin other towns
Pecatonica Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pecatonica
A−
307 students12:1Rate it →
Dorothy Simon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Winnebago
297 students14:1Rate it →
Pecatonica Comm Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pecatonica
A
269 students14:1Rate it →
Winnebago Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Winnebago
A−
296 students11:1Rate it →
Winnebago High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winnebago
B+
422 students12:1Rate it →
Pecatonica High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pecatonica
A
313 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Seward Township’s schools

Are Seward Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Seward Township. Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Seward Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Seward Township in?

Winnebago Community Unit School District 323 and Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321.

Where do Seward Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Winnebago High School and Pecatonica High School.

Parents talk

What Seward 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). Stars are from neighbors.