Summary:
Woodlawn Unit School District 209 has one high school, Woodlawn High School, serving grades 9–12 with 174 students. In 2025–2026, graduation and attendance figures were better than state results, while test scores showed a clear academic concern: science proficiency was well below the state at every reported grade and exam.
Because it is the only school listed, Woodlawn is both the top and bottom school in this group by default; the useful comparison is with Illinois. Its average ELA results were 54% versus 55% statewide, and mathematics was 37.6% versus 38.1%, both close to the state. Science stood out as the weakest area: the school averaged 38% versus 48% statewide, with grade-level results 35% versus 48% on grade 11 ACT, 43% versus 48% on grade 10 PreACT Secure, and 35% versus 47% on grade 9 PreACT Secure. Grade 9 mathematics is suppressed, so no figure can be reported. Other indicators were favorable: graduation was 92% versus 90% statewide, and chronic absenteeism was 14% versus 24%.
Test results overall moved farther below state results: the school’s average across comparable measures fell from 48% in 2024–2025 to 44% in 2025–2026, while the state average slipped from 49% to 48%; the average gap widened by about 3 points. There were exceptions, including a 9-point rise in grade 11 ACT ELA and a 6-point rise in grade 10 PreACT mathematics, alongside a 17-point drop in grade 11 ACT science. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking was 64 in 2023–2024, 65 in 2024–2025, then 48 in 2025–2026. Context figures include a 12.4:1 student–teacher ratio and 36% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With one school, families cannot compare schools within the district.
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