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Schools in Taylor Township

Taylor Township’s public schools

Oregon Community Unit School District 220, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 and Dixon Unit School District 170 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taylor Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 123% 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
33%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Dixon Unit School District 170
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,849 students on the public path
In brief

Taylor Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Taylor Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Oregon Elem Sch places highest (better than 52%); Reagan Middle School lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Taylor Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Oregon Jr/Sr High School, Reagan Middle School and Ashton-Franklin Center HS. 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 Taylor Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Oregon Community Unit School District 220.

Three districts serve Taylor Township

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

Oregon Community Unit School District 220Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,406 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,853IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 434 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,678IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
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+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oregon Community Unit School District 22033%
State average 29.9% · 688 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oregon Community Unit School District 22020%
State average 25.8% · 649 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 27517%
State average 29.9% · 270 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 27517%
State average 25.8% · 243 students tested
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

Taylor Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Taylor Township—Oregon Community Unit School District 220 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12
Grand Detour—Dixon Unit School District 170
Nachusa—Dixon Unit School District 170 PK–12 · Amboy Community Unit School District 272 PK–12 · Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12
Lafayette—Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 PK–12 · Rochelle Township High School District 212 9–12
Oregon-NashuaB+Oregon Community Unit School District 220
Franklin GroveC−Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275
Dixon—Dixon Unit School District 170
AshtonC−Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275

4 of the 7 neighbors share Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 with Taylor Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Taylor 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 Taylor Townshipin other towns
Oregon Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oregon
B−
779 students15:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Dixon
424 students16:1Rate it →
Ashton-Franklin Center Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin Grove
B−
218 students11:1Rate it →
Reagan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dixon
C+
585 students16:1Rate it →
Oregon Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oregon
B−
627 students14:1Rate it →
Ashton-Franklin Center HS
High · Grades 7–12 · Ashton
C+
216 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Taylor Township’s schools

Are Taylor Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Taylor Township. Oregon Community Unit School District 220, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 and Dixon Unit School District 170 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Taylor Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Taylor Township in?

Oregon Community Unit School District 220, Ashton-Franklin Center CUSD 275 and Dixon Unit School District 170.

Where do Taylor Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Oregon Jr/Sr High School, Reagan Middle School and Ashton-Franklin Center HS.

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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.