Beta You're viewing our redesigned school list. Prefer the classic layout?

Best Public Schools in Ogle County, IL

At a glance

Schools

8,269

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedEswood C C Grade School86^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

▲

Biggest riser

Forreston Grade School up 278 spots statewide this year

◉

Smallest classes

Forreston Grade School 11 students per teacher

✦

Newly ranked this year

Kings Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

2★

6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

See the top-ranked Illinois schools →

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Immunizations Finance All

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chana Educ Center/Rock River	Public, Alternative	K-12	204 Main St	Chana	61015	Ogle County	Ogle County Education Cooperative	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 234-2722	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rock River Challenge	Public	6-12	204 Main St	Chana	61015	Ogle County	Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 234-2722	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Byron High School 9-12	Public	9-12	696 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 234-5491	464	39	11.8	24.4%	391 (84.3%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	78.1	122^nd of 698 public high schools	82.5%		84.4	96^th of 697 public high schools	86.2%	26	63.6	68.8	35.5	40.2	52.3	64.3	67.5	58.8	64.0																	97.5	97.3	97.3	97.3	98.0	96.9	98.0		96.1	$20,331	$302	$20,029
Byron Middle School	Public	6-8	325 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 234-5491	366	29	12.6	21.0%	311 (85.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	86.2	173^rd of 1368 public middle schools	87.4%		77.4	262^nd of 1363 public middle schools	80.8%	89											73.1				88.6	82.9	75.4	81.9				45.7	50.4	43.1	46.4	98.4	97.0	97.0	97.0	97.3	96.7	98.4		93.7	$17,858	$291	$17,567
Mary Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 N Colfax St	Byron	61010	Ogle County	Byron CUSD 226	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 234-5491	631	52	12.1	28.8%	546 (86.5%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	87.3	238^th of 2056 public elementary schools	88.4%		74.5	483^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	76.6%	245										64.9		68.8	65.7	75.8				70.0	88.5	57.8	69.7				71.7	95.9	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.3	95.7	95.9	8.6		$16,312	$408	$15,903
Creston Elementary School	Public	K-8	202 W South St	Creston	60113	Ogle County	Creston CCSD 161	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 384-3920	76	10	7.4	46.1%	44 (57.9%)	4 (5.3%)	25 (32.9%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	62.5	752^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	63.4%		82.5	311^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.0%	441										30.0	70.0		33.3	60.0			80.0	66.0		66.7	90.0			60.0	70.2	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8		26.3	$19,766	$1,538	$18,228
Eswood C C Grade School	Public	K-8	304 Main St	Lindenwood	61049	Ogle County	Eswood CCSD 269	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 393-4477	82	13	6.4	43.9%	65 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	94.2	86^th of 2056 public elementary schools	95.8%		92.2	154^th of 2067 public elementary schools	92.5%	68										75.0				83.3	75.0			77.6			83.3	66.7			71.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	94.4	91.7	94.4	94.4		27.8	$21,786	$285	$21,501
Forreston Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 938-2175	406	27	15.3	40.9%	343 (84.5%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.6%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	46.6	377^th of 698 public high schools	46.0%		73.1	146^th of 697 public high schools	79.1%	231	42.6	57.9	21.3	33.3	21.7	38.6	37.7	49.1	50.9		46.0				57.1	68.6	57.1	60.7				49.0	52.9	33.3	44.2	98.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.0	96.8	98.0		96.3	$14,871	$529	$14,342
Forreston Grade School	Public	1-5	601 E Main St	Forreston	61030	Ogle County	Forrestville Valley CUSD 221	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 938-2301	238	22	11.0	39.5%	220 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	85.8	267^th of 2056 public elementary schools	87.0%		70.3	545^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.6%	278										63.6		60.0	73.9	75.6				69.5	74.0	58.7	68.9				67.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	97.2	96.1	97.2			$13,989	$485	$13,504
Kings Elementary School	Public	K-8	100 1st St	Kings	61068	Ogle County	Kings Cons School District 144	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-7191	81	11	7.3	39.5%	63 (77.8%)	1 (1.2%)	16 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	68.2	642^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	68.8%					(n/a)											45.5	70.0			60.0		45.5	69.2	100.0			10.0		0.0	48.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	98.7	97.4		28.6	$19,512	$1,952	$17,560
Meridian Junior High School	Public	6-8	207 W Main St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 645-2230	328	25	13.3	29.9%	281 (85.7%)	4 (1.2%)	37 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	70.3	355^th of 1368 public middle schools	74.0%		58.8	468^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.7%	113											40.0				71.7	83.6	60.8	72.8				36.4	43.4	38.0	39.6	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3		94.0	$15,862	$271	$15,590
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	410 S Hickory St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 645-2230	381	28	13.4	33.9%	306 (80.3%)	6 (1.6%)	49 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)								(n/a)																										95.3	95.0	95.0	95.0	96.3	95.0	95.3	14.1		$17,396	$672	$16,724
Monroe Center Grade School	Public	3-5	17500 Hwy 72	Monroe Center	61052	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 645-2230	327	25	13.3	30.6%	268 (82.0%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	51.6	971^st of 2056 public elementary schools	52.8%		47.6	987^th of 2067 public elementary schools	52.2%	16										32.7		48.2	54.5	36.2				46.2	52.7	59.4	27.6				46.5	98.1	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.4	97.7	98.1			$16,949	$376	$16,573
Stillman Valley High School	Public	9-12	425 S Pine St	Stillman Valley	61084	Ogle County	Meridian CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 645-2230	433	31	13.8	30.3%	351 (81.1%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	66.9	195^th of 698 public high schools	72.1%		69.9	162^nd of 697 public high schools	76.8%	33	63.2	57.1	38.9	33.0	61.1	52.7	50.5	44.1	45.5																	99.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.5	99.0		96.9	$19,314	$282	$19,032
Oregon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1150 Jefferson St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 732-5300	779	53	14.8	51.2%	647 (83.1%)	17 (2.2%)	79 (10.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.9%)	73.2	526^th of 2056 public elementary schools	74.4%		72.5	513^th of 2067 public elementary schools	75.2%	13										45.8		52.6	70.8	71.9	60.9			64.0	68.0	69.5	38.5	35.9			53.2	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	10.9	10.2	$17,553	$886	$16,667
Oregon Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	210 S 10th St	Oregon	61061	Ogle County	Oregon CUSD 220	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 732-5300	627	44	14.4	48.6%	501 (79.9%)	9 (1.4%)	89 (14.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	57.4	266^th of 698 public high schools	61.9%		52.5	285^th of 697 public high schools	59.1%	19	55.8	57.3	40.4	24.7	47.1	53.9	46.6	29.8	47.6		55.6					63.1	78.6	71.4					32.1	26.5	29.1	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	99.1		98.0	$17,708	$306	$17,402
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	308 S Pleasant Ave	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 946-3811	294	18	15.9	43.9%	266 (90.5%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	84.4	297^th of 2056 public elementary schools	85.6%		79.7	372^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	82.0%	75										54.3		70.7	63.2	68.6				67.5	82.9	63.2	65.7				71.1	91.8	93.2	93.2	93.2	92.8	92.8	92.2	20.1		$12,613	$1,263	$11,350
Polo Community High School	Public	9-12	100 S Union Ave	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 946-3314	186	16	11.6	36.6%	163 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	61.3	239^th of 698 public high schools	65.8%		52.9	283^rd of 697 public high schools	59.4%	44	69.4	35.9	30.6	28.2	63.9	48.7	61.5	32.7	51.9																	96.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.8	95.8	96.8		96.3	$15,485	$1,197	$14,288
Aplington Middle School	Public	6-8	610 E Mason St	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 946-2519	114	9	12.7	48.2%	102 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	47.3	663^rd of 1368 public middle schools	51.5%		59.1	461^st of 1363 public middle schools	66.2%	202											40.5				36.4	57.1	70.3	53.2				22.7	28.6	18.9	22.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1		92.2	$13,093	$1,197	$11,897
Central Elementary School	Public	2-3	1050 N 9Th St	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-8251	330	23	14.3	57.3%	145 (43.9%)	9 (2.7%)	162 (49.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)								(n/a)												29.5						29.5	30.7						30.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7		98.7	98.7			$13,117	$1,259	$11,858
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1450 20th St	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-4520	491	34	14.3	54.4%	229 (46.6%)	9 (1.8%)	224 (45.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.5%)								(n/a)																										97.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	34.0	98.0	97.8	33.6		$12,452	$1,262	$11,189
Rochelle Middle School	Public	6-8	111 School Ave	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 562-7997	488	39	12.5	49.2%	206 (42.2%)	10 (2.0%)	251 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	44.4	708^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.2%		39.3	758^th of 1363 public middle schools	44.4%	50											34.1				44.4	61.3	55.1	53.6				16.8	32.7	18.4	22.9	99.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	99.8		92.9	$14,212	$1,168	$13,044
Tilton Elementary School	Public	4-5	1050 N 9th St	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle CCSD 231	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-6665	288	21	13.7	52.4%	134 (46.5%)	4 (1.4%)	138 (47.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	22.4	1607^th of 2056 public elementary schools	21.8%		18.9	1713^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.1%	106										27.7			25.4	32.1				28.7		20.4	19.0				19.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7	42.7			$14,043	$1,135	$12,908
Rochelle Township High School	Public	9-12	1401 Flagg Rd	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle Township HSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 562-4161	859	56	15.2		453 (52.7%)	19 (2.2%)	349 (40.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.1%)	47.6	368^th of 698 public high schools	47.3%		50.8	303^rd of 697 public high schools	56.5%	65	55.7	52.5	25.5	25.2	40.6	42.6	45.5	33.0	39.2																	98.1	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.7	98.3		96.2	$18,753	$260	$18,493
Rochelle Focus House	Public	9-12	3279 S IL Route 251	Rochelle	61068	Ogle County	Rochelle Township HSD 212	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 562-5881	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

SchoolDigger rankings lists for Illinois:

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.