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Orion High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1100 13th St, Orion, IL 61273 · (309) 526-3361 · Part of Orion Community Unit School District 223

Western Township’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
285
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
18%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Orion High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Western Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Orion Middle Schoolin Orion
9–12Orion High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 13th St, Orion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 978
Grade 1069
Grade 1175
Grade 1263
Enrollment over time
327’20
307’21
308’22
294’23
285’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orion High School from Western Township families.

Other schools in Orion Community Unit School District 223

The district →
C R Hanna Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orion
A−
434 students14:1
Orion Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orion
A
244 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Western Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.