Schools in Caledonia · Belvidere Consolidated Unit School District 100
Caledonia’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts
The public schools Caledonia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
#288Best public schools of 38431%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
18%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 87%
class of 2018
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Caledonia compares
C− Test scoresB− Graduation
Illinois school districts we grade (853)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1,317)Better than 31%
High confidence. Built on 2,623 tested students and a graduating class of 652; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Caledonia.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Lincoln Elem School and Caledonia Elem School and more.
6 schools teach K in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in Caledonia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Academy, Meehan Elementary School, Seth Whitman Elem Sch and Lincoln Elem School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading18%
State average 30.7%
Math11%
State average 25.8%
Every school in Caledonia
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Also serving Caledonia · in other towns
Washington Academy
D721 students12:1Rate it →
Meehan Elementary School
C−688 students16:1Rate it →
Seth Whitman Elem Sch
B+622 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
C573 students14:1Rate it →
Caledonia Elem School
C+449 students14:1Rate it →
Perry Elem School
C284 students19:1Rate it →
Belvidere Central Middle School
C911 students12:1Rate it →
Belvidere South Middle School
C−754 students11:1Rate it →
Belvidere North High Sch
B+1,354 students14:1Rate it →
Belvidere High School
C+1,167 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Caledonia
There’s no college in Caledonia, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford, 6.4 miles away.
Saint Anthony College of NursingUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockford
6.4 mi156 students
Rock Valley CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rockford
6.7 mi4,475 students
Rasmussen University-IllinoisCommunity college · For-profit · Rockford
8.8 mi1,004 students
Rockford UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Rockford
9.3 mi965 students
Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career CollegeCommunity college · For-profit · Rockford
10.3 mi575 students
Beloit CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Beloit
11.6 mi939 students
Blackhawk Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rock
16.7 mi2,565 students
McHenry County CollegeCommunity college · Public · Crystal Lake
27.9 mi7,985 students
Kishwaukee CollegeCommunity college · Public · Malta
29.7 mi2,332 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Caledonia. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.