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Schools in South Ottawa Township · Ottawa Township High School District 140, Ottawa Elementary School District 141

South Ottawa Township’s public schools score below 61% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in South Ottawa Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving South Ottawa 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.

#524of 768 Illinois townsK–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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Ottawa Elementary School District 141
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
2,279 students on the public path
In brief

South Ottawa Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1392 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Ottawa Township’s, its schools beat 33%, lower than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Ottawa Township High School District 140 spends $18,784 per student and Ottawa Elementary School District 141 $18,096, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Shepherd Middle School, then Ottawa Township 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 South Ottawa Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Illinois school districts, #524 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1392)Better than 33%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 49%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,331 test results and a graduating class of 310 could put South Ottawa Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of South Ottawa Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,291 in math, 1,371 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4McKinley Elem SchoolOttawa Elementary School District 141A−
7–8Shepherd Middle SchoolOttawa Elementary School District 141B−
9–12Ottawa Township High Schoolin OttawaB−

Parts of South Ottawa Township (13% of its land) are served by Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve South Ottawa Township

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

Ottawa Township High School District 140Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,223 students, down 6% since 2021–22 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,784IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Ottawa Elementary School District 141Grades PK–8 · 5 schools · 1,747 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,096IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 44 students, down 37% since 2020–21 · 6.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$39,486IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14025%
State average 29.9% · 265 students tested
Math · 9–12, Ottawa Township High School District 14017%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Ottawa Elementary School District 14127%
State average 29.9% · 1070 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ottawa Elementary School District 14117%
State average 25.8% · 983 students tested
Reading · K–8, Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 8224%
State average 29.9% · 36 students tested
Math · K–8, Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 8224%
State average 25.8% · 39 students tested

South Ottawa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Ottawa TownshipC+Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
OttawaC+Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Fall River—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Farm Ridge—Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 K–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Deer Park—Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 K–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Ottawa Township High School District 140 with South Ottawa Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in South Ottawa 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 South Ottawa Townshipby address
McKinley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ottawa
A−
364 students15:1Rate it →
Central Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Ottawa
C+
339 students12:1Rate it →
Shepherd Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Ottawa
B−
353 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving South Ottawa Townshipin other towns
Ottawa Township High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ottawa
B−
1,223 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about South Ottawa Township’s schools

Are South Ottawa Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools South Ottawa Township children attend score below 61% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #524 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is South Ottawa Township in?

Ottawa Township High School District 140, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,223 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of South Ottawa Township are served by Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95.

Where do South Ottawa Township kids go to high school?

Ottawa Township High School in Ottawa, with 1,223 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is South Ottawa Township’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does South Ottawa Township spend per student?

$18,784 in Ottawa Township High School District 140, $18,096 in Ottawa Elementary School District 141 and $39,486 in Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 (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.