Owen’s public schools score below 95% of Illinois districts
The public schools Owen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Owen’s schools, in brief
Owen has the top-ranked schools in Illinois
Out of 384 Illinois towns we rank for schools, Owen comes first. Its schools beat 5% of the state’s districts on test scores and graduation. How it compares ↓
Fewer students graduate on time
65% of students graduate on time, 22 points below the state’s 87%, #195 in Illinois.
Which school depends on your street
With 25 elementary and six high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from D− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Thurgood Marshall School. See the path ↓
Less money per student than most
Owen spends 14% less per student than the state average, and each teacher has about 17 students, compared with 14 statewide. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Owen compares
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 Owen (some depend on your address).
Three districts serve Owen
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Owen vs. its neighbors
Owen’s schools rank 4th of 9 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.
Every school in Owen
5 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Owen families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Owen
There’s no college in Owen, but 8 are within 30 miles. The closest is Saint Anthony College of Nursing in Rockford, 7.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Owen. 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.