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Schools in South Dixon Township

South Dixon Township’s public schools

Dixon Unit School District 170 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Dixon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
21%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dixon Unit School District 170
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,491 students on the public path
In brief

South Dixon Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Dixon Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Amboy Central Elem School places highest (better than 86%); Amboy Jr High School lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Dixon Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Dixon High School and Amboy 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 South Dixon 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 addressC+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dixon Unit School District 170.

Two districts serve South Dixon Township

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

Dixon Unit School District 170Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,436 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,626IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Amboy Community Unit School District 272Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 722 students · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,499IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dixon Unit School District 17021%
State average 29.9% · 1271 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dixon Unit School District 17015%
State average 25.8% · 1224 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Amboy Community Unit School District 27231%
State average 29.9% · 356 students tested
Math · PK–12, Amboy Community Unit School District 27222%
State average 25.8% · 357 students tested

South Dixon Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Dixon Township—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12
Dixon—Dixon Unit School District 170
Nelson—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12
Marion—Amboy Community Unit School District 272
Nachusa—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Dixon Unit School District 170 with South Dixon Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Dixon 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 South Dixon Townshipin other towns
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Dixon
424 students16:1Rate it →
Amboy Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amboy
A
283 students13:1Rate it →
Amboy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Amboy
C+
210 students12:1Rate it →
Reagan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dixon
C+
585 students16:1Rate it →
Dixon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dixon
B
760 students17:1Rate it →
Amboy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amboy
B−
229 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Dixon Township’s schools

Are South Dixon Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Dixon Township. Dixon Unit School District 170 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Dixon Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 South Dixon Township in?

Dixon Unit School District 170 and Amboy Community Unit School District 272.

Where do South Dixon Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Dixon High School and Amboy High School.

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What South Dixon 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.