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Schools in Windsor · Windsor Community Unit School District 1

Windsor’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Windsor’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Windsor, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
359 students on the public path
In brief

Windsor’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,438 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Windsor Jr & Sr 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 Windsor’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 33% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1379)Better than 36%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 160 test results could put Windsor anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Windsor’s students in the tested grades sat them (167 in math, 153 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Windsor Elem SchoolWindsor Community Unit School District 1B−
7–12Windsor Jr & Sr High SchoolWindsor Community Unit School District 1C+

Windsor’s public schools are run by Windsor Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Ash Grove, Gays, Richland and Whitley and others. 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.

Windsor Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 359 students · 11.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 153 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 167 students tested

Windsor vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
WindsorCWindsor Community Unit School District 1
Richland—Windsor Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12

Every school in Windsor

2 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 Windsorin other towns
Windsor Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
225 students13:1Rate it →
Windsor Jr & Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
134 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Windsor’s schools

Are Windsor’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Windsor children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Windsor in?

Windsor Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 359 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Windsor spend per student?

$15,438 in Windsor 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.