Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0Troy Grove Township’s public schools score below 68% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 12% of Troy Grove Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Troy Grove 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.
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.
Troy Grove Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1372 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Troy Grove Township’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Troy Grove Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Blackstone Elem School (K–1), Lincoln Elem School (2–4) and Northbrook School (5–8) are Troy Grove Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mendota Township High School District 280 with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Viola, West Brooklyn and Wyoming: Mendota Twp High School in Mendota. The high school’s own results earn a C+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Troy Grove Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Mendota Township High School District 280 spends $21,043 per student and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 $15,892, 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 Troy Grove Township’s grade
C: better than 32% of Illinois school districts. 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 Troy Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Troy Grove Township
Blackstone Elem School
Grades K–1 · 197 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
1st grade in Troy Grove Township
Blackstone Elem School
Grades K–1 · 197 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
2nd grade in Troy Grove Township
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 2–4 · 319 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
3rd grade in Troy Grove Township
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 2–4 · 319 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
4th grade in Troy Grove Township
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 2–4 · 319 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
5th grade in Troy Grove Township
Northbrook School
Grades 5–8 · 526 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
6th grade in Troy Grove Township
Northbrook School
Grades 5–8 · 526 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
7th grade in Troy Grove Township
Northbrook School
Grades 5–8 · 526 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
8th grade in Troy Grove Township
Northbrook School
Grades 5–8 · 526 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
9th grade in Troy Grove Township
Mendota Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
10th grade in Troy Grove Township
Mendota Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
11th grade in Troy Grove Township
Mendota Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
12th grade in Troy Grove Township
Mendota Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 493 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Mendota
Troy Grove Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289). From grade 9, students attend the Mendota Township High School District 280, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Viola, West Brooklyn and Wyoming. Its elementary school is in Mendota. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Troy Grove Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Troy Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Troy Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Grove Township | C | Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12 |
| Mendota | — | Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12 |
| Clarion | — | La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12 |
| Dimmick | — | Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 |
| Ophir | — | Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12 |
| Westfield | — | Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Hall High School District 502 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 with Troy Grove Township for grades K–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Troy Grove 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).
Questions about Troy Grove Township’s schools
Are Troy Grove Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Troy Grove Township children attend score below 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Troy Grove Township in?
Two districts: Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 runs grades K–8, and Mendota Township High School District 280 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Viola, West Brooklyn and Wyoming.
Where do Troy Grove Township kids go to high school?
Mendota Twp High School in Mendota, with 493 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Troy Grove Township’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mendota Township High School District 280 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Troy Grove Township spend per student?
$21,043 in Mendota Township High School District 280 and $15,892 in Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Troy Grove 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.