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Schools in Whitmore Township · Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1

Whitmore Township’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

13% of students in Whitmore Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Whitmore 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B#587of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
893 students on the public path
In brief

Whitmore Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1487 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Whitmore Township’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Whitmore Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,945 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Argenta-Oreana Middle School, then Argenta-Oreana 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Whitmore Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1487)Better than 25%
Towns in Macon County (16)Better than 6%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 460 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Whitmore Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Whitmore Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (456 in math, 465 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Whitmore Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolArgenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1B−
6–8Argenta-Oreana Middle Schoolin ArgentaC
9–12Argenta-Oreana High Schoolin ArgentaC+

Whitmore Township’s public schools are run by Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Argenta, Friends Creek and Oreana. Parts of Whitmore Township (2% of its land) are served by Decatur School District 61 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 893 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,945IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 465 students tested
Math13%
State average 25.8% · 456 students tested

Whitmore Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whitmore TownshipCArgenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1
Oakley—Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
DecaturD−Decatur School District 61
Hickory PointB+Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Warrensburg-Latham Community Unit District 11 PK–12
Friends CreekCArgenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Whitmore 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).

District schools in Whitmore Townshipby address
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oreana
B−
445 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Whitmore Townshipin other towns
Argenta-Oreana Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Argenta
C
180 students13:1Rate it →
Argenta-Oreana High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Argenta
C+
268 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Heartland Technical Academy).

Questions about Whitmore Township’s schools

Are Whitmore Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Whitmore Township children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Whitmore Township in?

Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 893 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Whitmore Township are served by Decatur School District 61.

Where do Whitmore Township kids go to high school?

Argenta-Oreana High School in Argenta, with 268 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Whitmore Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Whitmore Township spend per student?

$14,945 in Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.