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Schools in Woodson

Woodson’s public schools

Jacksonville School District 117 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Woodson. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/8schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% 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
25%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
68%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,984 students on the public path
In brief

Woodson’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Woodson’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Eisenhower Elem School places highest (better than 70%); Jacksonville Middle School lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Woodson, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Jacksonville 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 Woodson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Jacksonville Middle Schoolin JacksonvilleC+
9–12Jacksonville High Schoolin JacksonvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jacksonville School District 117.

The district

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 1561 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 1515 students tested

Woodson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Woodson—Jacksonville School District 117

Every school in Woodson

8 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).

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Questions about Woodson’s schools

Are Woodson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Woodson. Jacksonville School District 117 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Woodson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Woodson in?

Jacksonville School District 117.

Where do Woodson kids go to high school?

Jacksonville High School.

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What Woodson 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.