Photo: Chris Light at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Utica Township’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Utica Township’s districts is 18%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Utica 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.
Utica Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 818 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Utica Township’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 18% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 spends $17,913 per student and LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 $26,538, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then two high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 6% since 2021–22. 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.
What’s behind Utica Township’s grade
B−: better than 49% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Utica Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
Kindergarten in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
1st grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
2nd grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
3rd grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
4th grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
5th grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
6th grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
7th grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
8th grade in Utica Township
Waltham Elementary School
Grades PK–8 · 246 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Utica
9th grade in Utica Township · depends on your address
Ottawa Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,223 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ottawa
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
10th grade in Utica Township · depends on your address
Ottawa Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,223 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ottawa
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
11th grade in Utica Township · depends on your address
Ottawa Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,223 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ottawa
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
12th grade in Utica Township · depends on your address
Ottawa Township High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,223 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Ottawa
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,167 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in La Salle
Parts of Utica Township (9% of its land) are served by Ottawa Elementary School District 141 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Utica Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Utica Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Utica Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Utica Township | B− | Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 · 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 |
| Waltham | — | Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12 |
| LaSalle | C− | Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 |
| LaSalle (city) | C | Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185 PK–8 |
| Ottawa | C+ | Ottawa Elementary School District 141 PK–8 · Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195 PK–8 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Utica Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Utica Township
3 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 Utica Township’s schools
Are Utica Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Utica Township children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Utica Township in?
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185, which runs grades PK–8 and enrolls 246 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Utica Township are served by Ottawa Elementary School District 141.
Where do Utica Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Ottawa Township High School and La Salle-Peru Twp High School.
What is Utica 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 Utica Township spend per student?
$17,913 in Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185, $26,538 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and $18,784 in Ottawa Township High School District 140 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Utica Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Utica Township → They have their own page.
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.