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C+
Schools in Wyoming Township · Mendota Township High School District 280, Paw Paw CUSD 271

Wyoming Township’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Wyoming Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Wyoming 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.

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
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.0K
▼ 2% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mendota Township High School District 280
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
622 students on the public path
In brief

Wyoming Township’s schools, in brief

Wyoming Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Paw Paw Elem School (K–5) and Paw Paw Junior High School (6–8) are Wyoming Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Mendota Township High School District 280 with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Troy Grove, Viola and West Brooklyn: Mendota Twp High School in Mendota. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% 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 ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Wyoming Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mendota Township High School District 280 spends $21,043 per student and Paw Paw CUSD 271 $27,622, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Wyoming Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1478)Better than 37%
Towns in Lee County (22)Better than 23%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 201 test results and a graduating class of 130 could put Wyoming Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wyoming Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (200 in math, 203 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Paw Paw Elem SchoolPaw Paw CUSD 271B−
6–8Paw Paw Junior High SchoolPaw Paw CUSD 271C−
9–12Mendota Twp High Schoolin MendotaC+

Wyoming Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Paw Paw CUSD 271). From grade 9, students attend the Mendota Township High School District 280, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Troy Grove, Viola and West Brooklyn. Its high school is in Mendota. Parts of Wyoming Township (4% and 4% of its land) are served by Earlville Community Unit School District 9 and Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Wyoming Township

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

Mendota Township High School District 280Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 493 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,043IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Paw Paw CUSD 271Grades K–8 · 2 schools · 129 students, up 30% since 2020–21 · 8.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,622IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 29.9% · 128 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mendota Township High School District 28022%
State average 25.8% · 134 students tested
Reading · K–8, Paw Paw CUSD 27117%
State average 29.9% · 75 students tested
Math · K–8, Paw Paw CUSD 2718%
State average 25.8% · 66 students tested

Wyoming Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wyoming TownshipC+Paw Paw CUSD 271 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Paw Paw—Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
Brooklyn—Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12
Meriden—Earlville Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 K–8 · Mendota Township High School District 280 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Mendota Township High School District 280 with Wyoming Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wyoming 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 Wyoming Townshipby address
Paw Paw Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Paw Paw
B−
87 students9:1Rate it →
Paw Paw Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Paw Paw
C−
42 students7:1Rate it →
Also serving Wyoming Townshipin other towns
Mendota Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendota
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Wyoming Township’s schools

Are Wyoming Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wyoming Township children attend score below 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wyoming Township in?

Two districts: Paw Paw CUSD 271 runs grades K–8, and Mendota Township High School District 280 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bradford, Brooklyn, Clarion, Compton, Lee Center, Mendota, Mendota, Meriden, Ophir, Sublette, Troy Grove, Troy Grove, Viola and West Brooklyn.

Where do Wyoming Township kids go to high school?

Mendota Twp High School in Mendota, with 493 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Wyoming Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Mendota Township High School District 280 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wyoming Township spend per student?

$21,043 in Mendota Township High School District 280 and $27,622 in Paw Paw CUSD 271 (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.