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Orion High School

Public Grades 9-12
139th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 620 Illinois High Schools
Better than 78% of Illinois high schools
Summary

Orion High School in Orion, Illinois, serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 285 students, with several nearby schools providing useful comparisons. In 2025–26, the school exceeded state proficiency rates in seven of nine reported grade-and-subject results, and its SchoolDigger standing was strong overall. The most important finding for families is that this strength is not consistent across grades: 10th-grade ELA and science were below state rates.

Orion stands out most in mathematics. Its 11th graders reached 62% proficiency, 22 points above the state and the highest among nearby schools with reported results; Geneseo High School was next at 50%. Ninth-grade math was also a strength: 59% at Orion, compared with 56% at Geneseo. In 11th-grade ELA and science, Orion ranked second among nearby schools with results, and its rates were 9 and 17 points above the state, respectively. By contrast, 10th-grade ELA was 52%, 2 points below the state, and science was 42%, 6 points below. Orion’s reported 11th-grade scores matched those of Orion CUSD 223, a 0-point gap.

Results have shifted by grade and year: 10th-grade ELA fell 25 points, from 77% in 2024–25 to 52% in 2025–26, while 10th-grade math fell 12 points, from 54% to 42%. In contrast, 11th-grade ACT math rose 6 points over the two comparable years, from 56% to 62%. SchoolDigger placed Orion in the 78th statewide percentile in 2025–26, with four stars and a rank of 139 out of 620; its percentile has declined 11 points from 89 in 2023–24, though it remains second among nearby ranked schools. Attendance is a positive: chronic absenteeism was 11%, below the state’s 24% and the lowest among nearby schools shown. Orion’s student-teacher ratio was 14.6 in 2024–25. That year, 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s Female Students subgroup percentile was 66, compared with 78 overall, and fell 28 points from 94 in 2023–24.

285
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,981
Per pupil spending ?
17.9%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.9%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 1100 13th St
       Orion, IL  61273-9611

(309) 526-3361

District: Orion CUSD 223


Feeder schools for Orion High School:

Elementary:    C R Hanna Elementary School
Middle:    Orion Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.3%
Two or more races:
2.5%
Hispanic:
1.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (56% vs 47% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of Illinois high schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg56%
Illinois avg47%
139th of 620
Illinois public high schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 28% (2016) to top 22% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
150th of 738Orion CUSD 223 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202671.4139 of 62077.6%★★★★☆
202580.2110 of 69884.2%★★★★☆
202487.378 of 69788.8%★★★★☆
202368.9173 of 69975.3%★★★★☆
202272.2158 of 69977.4%★★★★☆
202178.0121 of 68882.4%★★★★☆
201975.6135 of 70180.7%★★★★☆
201880.6108 of 64783.3%★★★★☆
201776.5121 of 64281.2%★★★★☆
201660.0179 of 64372.2%★★★★☆
201554.8233 of 61462.1%★★★☆☆
201487.966 of 67090.1%★★★★★
201366.4245 of 67063.4%★★★☆☆
201279.9116 of 66582.6%★★★★☆
201173.8174 of 65573.4%★★★★☆
201082.287 of 64386.5%★★★★☆
200980.4101 of 63284.0%★★★★☆
200864.6236 of 62462.2%★★★☆☆
200779.3111 of 61281.9%★★★★☆
200676.0128 of 59678.5%★★★★☆
200584.561 of 59089.7%★★★★☆
200477.3107 of 59281.9%★★★★☆
200378.4105 of 58682.1%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202575.960 of 49187.8%★★★★☆
202329.0301 of 42829.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202661.9185 of 54566.1%★★★☆☆
202578.8110 of 68583.9%★★★★☆
202494.441 of 66493.8%★★★★★
202376.9125 of 65680.9%★★★★☆
202272.3153 of 65876.7%★★★★☆
202179.7114 of 63982.2%★★★★☆
201978.7116 of 66582.6%★★★★☆
201876.1127 of 62079.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202578.089 of 67286.8%★★★★☆
202483.569 of 63989.2%★★★★☆
201984.348 of 63992.5%★★★★★
201880.752 of 58591.1%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202670.6122 of 52176.6%★★★★☆
202579.1108 of 68584.2%★★★★☆
202474.7139 of 66879.2%★★★★☆
202356.0263 of 66860.6%★★★☆☆
202269.9153 of 66477.0%★★★★☆
202169.4157 of 65376.0%★★★★☆
201970.4153 of 67577.3%★★★★☆
201880.498 of 61984.2%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.1159 of 52769.8%★★★★☆
202465.7114 of 48276.3%★★★★☆
202365.4114 of 47676.1%★★★★☆
202231.2286 of 49342.0%★☆☆☆☆
201929.6306 of 47335.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201827.2248 of 37433.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202653.6202 of 51560.8%★★★☆☆
202565.8159 of 56471.8%★★★★☆
202472.4122 of 55478.0%★★★★☆
202350.1245 of 55756.0%★★★☆☆
202251.8243 of 56056.6%★★★☆☆
202164.2159 of 55371.2%★★★★☆
201958.7187 of 55266.1%★★★☆☆
201869.5142 of 54874.1%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Disabled (2025)88th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)77th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school
Female (2026)66th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)61st percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science65%+17 vs state
Mathematics62%+22 vs state
English Language Arts59%+9 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Orion High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Orion High School.

Students at Orion High School are 93% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

Orion High School ranks 139th of 620 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Orion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C R Hanna Elementary School
Middle : Orion Middle School

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Latest Illinois data All new data »
2025–26 school spending dataOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026


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.

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