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Schools in Waddams Township

Waddams Township’s public schools

Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 and Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waddams Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 98% 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
56%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,147 students on the public path
In brief

Waddams Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Waddams Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Lena-Winslow Jr High School places highest (better than 91%); Lena-Winslow High School lowest (48%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Waddams Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Lena-Winslow High School and Orangeville 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 Waddams Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202.

Two districts serve Waddams Township

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

Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 817 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,436IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Orangeville Community Unit School District 203Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 330 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,970IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 20256%
State average 29.9% · 386 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 20229%
State average 25.8% · 397 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Orangeville Community Unit School District 20347%
State average 29.9% · 157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Orangeville Community Unit School District 20327%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested

Waddams Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Waddams Township—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
BuckeyeA−Orangeville Community Unit School District 203
West PointALena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202
HarlemDFreeport School District 145
Erin—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Pearl City Community Unit School District 200 PK–12
Winslow—Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202

3 of the 5 neighbors share Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 with Waddams Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Waddams 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 Waddams Townshipin other towns
Lena-Winslow Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lena
A−
412 students14:1Rate it →
Orangeville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeville
A−
155 students14:1Rate it →
Lena-Winslow Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lena
A
173 students14:1Rate it →
Orangeville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orangeville
A−
64 students13:1Rate it →
Lena-Winslow High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lena
B−
232 students12:1Rate it →
Orangeville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Orangeville
A−
111 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Waddams Township’s schools

Are Waddams Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Waddams Township. Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 and Orangeville Community Unit School District 203 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Waddams Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Waddams Township in?

Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202 and Orangeville Community Unit School District 203.

Where do Waddams Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lena-Winslow High School and Orangeville High School.

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What Waddams 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). Stars are from neighbors.