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Schools in Stanford

Stanford’s public schools

Olympia Community Unit School District 16 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stanford. 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 101% 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
29%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,740 students on the public path
In brief

Stanford’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Stanford’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Olympia North Elem Sch places highest (better than 77%); Olympia Middle School lowest (59%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Stanford, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Olympia 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 Stanford, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–8Olympia Middle SchoolOlympia Community Unit School District 16B
9–12Olympia High SchoolOlympia Community Unit School District 16B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Olympia Community Unit School District 16.

The district

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

Olympia Community Unit School District 16Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,740 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,450IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 860 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 819 students tested

Stanford vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Stanford—Olympia Community Unit School District 16

Every school in Stanford

5 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 Stanfordin other towns
Olympia South Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Atlanta
B+
331 students17:1Rate it →
Olympia North Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Danvers
A−
279 students16:1Rate it →
Olympia West Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Minier
B+
255 students14:1Rate it →
Olympia Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
380 students13:1Rate it →
Olympia High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
495 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Stanford’s schools

Are Stanford’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Stanford. Olympia Community Unit School District 16 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Stanford. 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 Stanford in?

Olympia Community Unit School District 16.

Where do Stanford kids go to high school?

Olympia High 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.