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Schools in Somonauk · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Somonauk’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 41% of Somonauk’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Somonauk, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
41%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
771 students on the public path
In brief

Somonauk’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1379 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somonauk’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 41% and math 33% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,255 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Somonauk Middle School, then Somonauk 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 Somonauk’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1379)Better than 88%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 366 test results could put Somonauk anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Somonauk’s students in the tested grades sat them (345 in math, 386 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4James R Wood Elem SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 432B−
5–8Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 432A
9–12Somonauk High SchoolSomonauk Community Unit School District 432B−

Somonauk’s public schools are run by Somonauk Community Unit School District 432, which also serves Adams, Northville, Somonauk and Victor. Parts of Somonauk (13% of its land) are served by Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 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.

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 771 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,255IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 29.9% · 386 students tested
Math33%
State average 25.8% · 345 students tested

Somonauk vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SomonaukA−Somonauk Community Unit School District 432
SandwichBSandwich Community Unit School District 430

Every school in Somonauk

3 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 Somonaukin other towns
James R Wood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
298 students10:1Rate it →
Somonauk Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A
249 students16:1Rate it →
Somonauk High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
224 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Somonauk’s schools

Are Somonauk’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Somonauk children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somonauk in?

Somonauk Community Unit School District 432, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 771 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Somonauk are served by Sandwich Community Unit School District 430.

Where do Somonauk kids go to high school?

Somonauk High School, with 224 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Somonauk spend per student?

$18,255 in Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 (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.