Photo: Ljmajer · CC BY-SA 4.0Streator’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
9% of students in Streator’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Streator, 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.
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.
Streator’s schools, in brief
Streator runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Northlawn Jr High School (5–8) is Streator’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Streator Township High School District 40 with Allen, Bruce, Eagle, Farm Ridge, Grand Rapids, Kangley, Newtown, Otter Creek, Ransom and Sunbury: Streator Twp High School in Streator. The high school’s own results earn a C, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Streator Township High School District 40 spends $20,501 per student and Streator Elementary School District 44 $17,650, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Streator’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Streator, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Streator · depends on your address
Centennial Elem School
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kimes Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 415 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Streator · depends on your address
Centennial Elem School
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kimes Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 415 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Streator · depends on your address
Centennial Elem School
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kimes Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 415 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Streator
Centennial Elem School
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Streator
Centennial Elem School
Grades K–4 · 482 students · 16:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Streator
Northlawn Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Streator
Northlawn Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Streator
Northlawn Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Streator
Northlawn Jr High School
Grades 5–8 · 614 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Streator
Streator Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Streator
Streator Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 14:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Streator
Streator Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 14:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Streator
Streator Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Streator runs its own schools through grade 8 (Streator Elementary School District 44). From grade 9, students attend the Streator Township High School District 40, shared with Allen, Bruce, Eagle, Farm Ridge, Grand Rapids, Kangley, Newtown, Otter Creek, Ransom and Sunbury. Its elementary school is in Streator. Parts of Streator (11% and 5% of its land) are served by Woodland Community Unit School District 5 and Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Streator
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Streator vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Streator’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Streator | C− | Streator Elementary School District 44 PK–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 |
| Bruce | C− | Streator Elementary School District 44 PK–8 · Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95 K–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 |
| Eagle | C− | Streator Elementary School District 44 PK–8 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Streator Elementary School District 44 with Streator for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Streator
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).
Questions about Streator’s schools
Are Streator’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Streator children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Streator in?
Two districts: Streator Elementary School District 44 runs grades PK–8, and Streator Township High School District 40 runs grades 9–12, shared with Allen, Bruce, Eagle, Farm Ridge, Grand Rapids, Kangley, Newtown, Otter Creek, Ransom and Sunbury.
Where do Streator kids go to high school?
Streator Twp High School, with 764 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Streator’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Streator Township High School District 40 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Streator spend per student?
$20,501 in Streator Township High School District 40 and $17,650 in Streator Elementary School District 44 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Streator 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.