Is Ottawa Township High School a good school?

Ottawa Township High School ranks 275 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ottawa Township High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,261 students attended Ottawa Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ottawa Township High School?

Students at Ottawa Township High School are 76% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Ottawa Township High School?

Ottawa Township High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Grand Ridge School Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Marseilles Elementary School Elementary : McKinley Elementary School Elementary : Rutland Elementary School Elementary : Wallace Elementary School Middle : Central Intermediate School Middle : Shepherd Middle School

Ottawa Township High School

Summary:

Ottawa Township High School is a public high school serving 1,261 students in grades 9-12 in Ottawa, Illinois. The school is part of the Ottawa Township HSD 140 district, which is ranked 376 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ottawa Township High School has seen some positive trends, with its four-year graduation rate increasing from 77.6% in 2021-2022 to 86.5% in 2023-2024, higher than the state average. The school's dropout rate has also declined, from 5.0% in 2021-2022 to 3.3% in 2023-2024, lower than nearby Streator Township High School (5.1%) and Earlville Junior/Senior High School (2.4%). However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 21.9% in 2019-2020 to 48.5% in 2021-2022, which is a concerning trend.

Academically, Ottawa Township High School's test scores are generally lower than the state averages, with only 18.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. However, the school's performance in ISA Science (55.1% proficient or better) is higher than the state average of 53.2%. When compared to nearby high schools, Ottawa Township High School generally performs better than Earlville Junior/Senior High School and Streator Township High School, but lags behind Seneca High School and La Salle-Peru Township High School in terms of academic achievement and overall school performance.

Detail:

Public 9-12

211 E Main St
Ottawa, IL 61350-3111

(815) 433-1323

District: Ottawa Township HSD 140

SchoolDigger Rank:
275^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,577

Feeder schools for Ottawa Township High School:

Elementary:	Grand Ridge School
	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Marseilles Elementary School
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	McKinley Elementary School
	Rutland Elementary School
	Wallace Elementary School
Middle:	Central Intermediate School
	Shepherd Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 1,261

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ottawa Township High School ranks better than 60.5% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.72. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Ottawa Township High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ottawa Township High School is $17,577.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ottawa Township High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ottawa Township High School 275^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Ottawa Township High School in the ranking list.)

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Ottawa Township HSD 140:

SchoolDigger ranks Ottawa Township HSD 140 376^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ottawa Township High School

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Rank History for all students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	57.65	275^th	586	53.1%
2004	43.65	396^th	592	33.1%
2005	40.97	415^th	590	29.7%
2006	51.38	338^th	596	43.3%
2007	56.62	298^th	612	51.3%
2008	64.64	235^th	624	62.3%
2009	57.07	298^th	632	52.8%
2010	64.01	250^th	643	61.1%
2011	53.31	346^th	655	47.2%
2012	50.98	373^rd	665	43.9%
2013	54.24	342^nd	670	49.0%
2014	62.66	259^th	670	61.3%
2015	43.51	321^st	614	47.7%
2016	54.88	241^st	643	62.5%
2017	57.14	260^th	642	59.5%
2018	49.66	318^th	647	50.9%
2019	52.68	304^th	701	56.6%
2021	49.82	301^st	688	56.3%
2022	49.05	359^th	699	48.6%
2023	41.77	420^th	699	39.9%
2024	53.72	275^th	697	60.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.93	98^th	163	39.9%
2024	10.46	170^th	182	6.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.69	187^th	374	50.0%
2019	55.35	116^th	473	75.5%
2021	41.91	193^rd	453	57.4%
2022	59.73	103^rd	493	79.1%
2023	29.72	302^nd	476	36.6%
2024	56.18	139^th	482	71.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.51	334^th	585	42.9%
2019	45.26	336^th	639	47.4%
2021	39.87	345^th	611	43.5%
2022	35.23	421^st	626	32.7%
2023	48.11	312^th	644	51.6%
2024	45.12	314^th	639	50.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.56	326^th	620	47.4%
2019	54.03	291^st	665	56.2%
2021	48.10	304^th	639	52.4%
2022	40.58	392^nd	658	40.4%
2023	44.96	359^th	656	45.3%
2024	50.48	289^th	664	56.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	64.00	92^nd	429	78.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.88	306^th	619	50.6%
2019	49.12	322^nd	675	52.3%
2021	48.18	303^rd	653	53.6%
2022	56.26	262^nd	664	60.5%
2023	37.19	424^th	668	36.5%
2024	54.49	256^th	668	61.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	57.95	83^rd	301	72.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.79	175^th	291	39.9%
2019	50.72	130^th	317	59.0%
2021	29.73	220^th	317	30.6%
2022	45.99	167^th	335	50.1%
2023	28.70	249^th	333	25.2%
2024	37.93	189^th	336	43.8%

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Rank History for White students at Ottawa Township High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.04	352^nd	548	35.8%
2019	38.22	319^th	552	42.2%
2021	37.77	306^th	553	44.7%
2022	34.76	369^th	560	34.1%
2023	26.26	435^th	557	21.9%
2024	42.66	273^rd	554	50.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student
Monday, January 18, 2010

In my 7 semesters so far, I have yet to receive any valuable education. My time at this school has been wasted by a teaching staff and board that are completely incompetent at what they are payed to do. Any parents or politicians reading this, take note: do not expect higher education to be achieved due to this school and its faculty. Expect indoctrination, false facts or lies, lack of effort from its faculty to give the students a higher education and withheld intentions to why these are brought upon us through our tax dollars. I state that the faculty is incompetent; however, this does not apply to all but rather a large majority. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ottawa Township High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1046	12	6	30	14	n/a	n/a	0	1108
1989	1010	12	18	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	1077
1990	972	9	17	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	1032
1991	1173	12	15	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	1235
1992	1236	8	18	45	2	n/a	n/a	0	1309
1993	1297	10	10	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	1374
1994	1368	10	11	60	3	n/a	n/a	0	1452
1995	1482	11	7	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	1554
1996	1482	11	7	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	1554
1997	1559	15	12	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	1638
1998	1536	12	12	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	1611
1999	1456	15	13	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	1528
2000	1489	20	14	45	3	n/a	n/a	0	1571
2001	1486	19	12	52	2	n/a	n/a	0	1571
2002	1489	25	11	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	1580
2003	1489	25	11	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	1580
2004	1488	17	10	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	1576
2005	1509	29	10	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	1617
2006	1520	40	6	73	4	n/a	n/a	3	1646
2007	1520	45	11	78	1	n/a	n/a	6	1661
2008	1437	39	9	82	2	n/a	n/a	7	1576
2009	1393	38	12	83	2	n/a	n/a	33	1561
2010	1284	35	12	79	4	n/a	n/a	37	1451
2011	1227	46	10	107	4	1	27	0	1422
2012	1196	40	11	122	3	0	33	0	1405
2013	1202	47	8	132	3	0	35	0	1427
2014	1195	37	9	118	5	0	37	0	1401
2015	1185	30	13	130	5	0	33	0	1396
2016	1203	35	12	141	6	0	31	0	1428
2017	1141	34	11	144	6	1	37	0	1374
2018	1104	25	15	143	6	2	37	0	1332
2019	1074	27	9	147	5	2	39	0	1303
2020	974	23	7	147	3	1	33	0	1188
2021	992	29	9	170	2	1	48	0	1251
2022	1009	32	8	199	5	1	45	0	1299
2023	953	31	8	215	5	2	47	0	1261

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ottawa Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	67.4	16.4	n/a
1989	1077	65.2	16.5	n/a
1990	1032	64.2	16.0	n/a
1991	1235	76.8	16.0	n/a
1992	1309	79.1	16.5	n/a
1993	1374	85.2	16.1	n/a
1994	1452	83.8	17.3	n/a
1995	1554	90.0	17.3	n/a
1996	1554	90.0	17.3	n/a
1997	1638	90.5	18.1	n/a
1998	1611	93.5	17.2	n/a
1999	1528	94.9	16.1	n/a
2000	1571	94.0	16.7	n/a
2001	1571	95.2	16.5	n/a
2002	1580	96.0	16.5	0
2003	1580	96.0	16.5	0
2004	1576	97.0	16.2	0
2005	1617	98.0	16.5	0
2006	1646	97.0	17.0	0
2007	1661	88.0	18.9	0
2008	1576	86.0	18.3	0
2009	1561	98.8	15.8	0
2010	1451	101.3	14.3	0
2011	1422	98.4	14.4	0
2012	1405	97.9	14.3	27.5
2013	1427	n/a	n/a	30.4
2014	1401	93.1	15.0	30.8
2015	1396	93.0	15.0	37.1
2016	1428	93.0	15.3	31.9
2017	1374	92.8	14.8	32.2
2018	1332	92.0	14.4	30.4
2019	1303	90.0	14.4	35.5
2020	1188	93.0	12.7	34.3
2021	1251	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1299	91.0	14.2	34.2
2023	1261	90.0	14.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ottawa Township High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1108	67.4	16.4	n/a
1989	1077	65.2	16.5	n/a
1990	1032	64.2	16.0	n/a
1991	1235	76.8	16.0	n/a
1992	1309	79.1	16.5	n/a
1993	1374	85.2	16.1	n/a
1994	1452	83.8	17.3	n/a
1995	1554	90.0	17.3	n/a
1996	1554	90.0	17.3	n/a
1997	1638	90.5	18.1	n/a
1998	1611	93.5	17.2	n/a
1999	1528	94.9	16.1	n/a
2000	1571	94.0	16.7	n/a
2001	1571	95.2	16.5	n/a
2002	1580	96.0	16.5	0
2003	1580	96.0	16.5	0
2004	1576	97.0	16.2	0
2005	1617	98.0	16.5	0
2006	1646	97.0	17.0	0
2007	1661	88.0	18.9	0
2008	1576	86.0	18.3	0
2009	1561	98.8	15.8	0
2010	1451	101.3	14.3	0
2011	1422	98.4	14.4	0
2012	1405	97.9	14.3	27.5
2013	1427	n/a	n/a	30.4
2014	1401	93.1	15.0	30.8
2015	1396	93.0	15.0	37.1
2016	1428	93.0	15.3	31.9
2017	1374	92.8	14.8	32.2
2018	1332	92.0	14.4	30.4
2019	1303	90.0	14.4	35.5
2020	1188	93.0	12.7	34.3
2021	1251	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1299	91.0	14.2	34.2
2023	1261	90.0	14.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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