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Ottawa Township High School

Q: Is Ottawa Township High School a good school?

Ottawa Township High School ranks 404 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

404^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 42% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Ottawa Township High School is a public high school serving 1,270 students in grades 9-12 in Ottawa, Illinois. The school is part of the Ottawa Township HSD 140 district, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ottawa Township High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 241 out of 643 Illinois high schools in 2015-2016 (3-star rating) to 404 out of 698 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating). The school's performance has been relatively consistent, with a 3-star rating for several years, but has dipped to a 2-star rating in recent years. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in ACT/English Language Arts (37%), ACT/Mathematics (23.9%), and ACT/Science (31.8%) are all lower than the state averages. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.4% to 35.1% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Earlville Junior/Senior High School has consistently outperformed Ottawa Township High School, while La Salle-Peru Township High School has a higher statewide ranking and better academic performance, especially in English Language Arts and Science. Ottawa Township High School's spending per student has increased over the years, but it remains lower than some of the nearby high-performing schools, which may be a consideration for the district in terms of resource allocation and investment in the school's educational programs.

1,223

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,308

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 E Main St
Ottawa, IL 61350-3111

(815) 433-1323

District: Ottawa Township HSD 140

Feeder schools for Ottawa Township High School:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Illinois avg48%

404^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

598^th of 811Ottawa Township HSD 140 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	404 of 698	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	275 of 697	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	420 of 699	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	359 of 699	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	301 of 688	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	304 of 701	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	318 of 647	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.1	260 of 642	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.9	241 of 643	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.5	321 of 614	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.7	259 of 670	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.2	342 of 670	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	373 of 665	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.3	346 of 655	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.0	250 of 643	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.1	298 of 632	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	235 of 624	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.6	298 of 612	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.4	338 of 596	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.0	415 of 590	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.7	396 of 592	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.7	275 of 586	53.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	58.0	83 of 301	72.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	215 of 491	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	92 of 429	78.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	244 of 284	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	417 of 685	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	289 of 664	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	359 of 656	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	392 of 658	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	304 of 639	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	291 of 665	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	326 of 620	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	256 of 366	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	189 of 336	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	249 of 333	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	167 of 335	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	220 of 317	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	130 of 317	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	175 of 291	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	437 of 672	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	314 of 639	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	312 of 644	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	421 of 626	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	345 of 611	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	336 of 639	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	334 of 585	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	370 of 685	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	256 of 668	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.2	424 of 668	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	262 of 664	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	303 of 653	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	322 of 675	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	306 of 619	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	135 of 211	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.5	170 of 182	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	98 of 163	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	218 of 527	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	139 of 482	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	29.7	302 of 476	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	103 of 493	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	41.9	193 of 453	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	116 of 473	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	38.7	187 of 374	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	441 of 564	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.7	273 of 554	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	435 of 557	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	369 of 560	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	306 of 553	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	319 of 552	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	352 of 548	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)72nd percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2025)56th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science32%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

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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

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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)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ottawa Township High School	Public	9-12	211 E Main St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Township HSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1323	1,223	89	13.7		936 (76.5%)	22 (1.8%)	207 (16.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.6%)	43.6	404^th of 698 public high schools	42.1%		53.7	275^th of 697 public high schools	60.5%	129	58.2	51.3	28.5	26.7	41.8	40.9	37.0	23.9	31.8	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.8	99.2	96.4	$19,308	$678	$18,630
ROE 35 Regional Work Study Progra	Public	12	321 W Main St	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	La Salle/Marshall/Putnam ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 258-4765	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
LaSalle County Detention Center 9-12	Public	9-12	707 Etna Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Township HSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 434-8300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Serena High School	Public	9-12	2283 N 3812th Rd	Serena	60549	LaSalle County	Serena CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 496-2361	162	14	11.8	34.0%	140 (86.4%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	46.3	380^th of 698 public high schools	45.6%		31.2	464^th of 697 public high schools	33.4%	84	58.1	43.2	30.2	27.3	46.5	43.2	37.9	27.6	37.9	97.0	97.6	97.0	97.0	92.7	98.2	95.8	99.4	$25,579	$2,268	$23,311
Seneca High School	Public	9-12	307 E Scott St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca Township HSD 160	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 357-5000	378	38	9.9	31.5%	320 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	65	210^th of 698 public high schools	69.9%		60.7	219^th of 697 public high schools	68.6%	9	71.6	62.5	46.3	29.5	52.6	58.0	53.9	21.3	42.7	97.7	97.5	97.5	97.5	98.0	97.5	98.0	97.2	$34,938	$951	$33,987
La Salle-Peru Township High School	Public	9-12	541 Chartres St	La Salle	61301	LaSalle County	La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 223-1721	1,167	89	13.0	47.3%	787 (67.4%)	29 (2.5%)	280 (24.0%)	18 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.4%)	55.9	292^nd of 698 public high schools	58.2%		45	352^nd of 697 public high schools	49.5%	60	61.8	55.5	26.8	27.8	47.9	38.9	54.8	36.9	45.8	98.7	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.7	98.5	98.8	96.6	$20,120	$758	$19,362
La Salle-Peru Area Career Center	Public	11-12	200 9th St	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	La Salle/Marshall/Putnam ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 223-2454	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Streator Township High School	Public	9-12	202 W Lincoln Ave	Streator	61364	LaSalle County	Streator Township HSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 672-0545	764	56	13.7	54.6%	473 (61.9%)	31 (4.1%)	184 (24.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.9%)	31	504^th of 698 public high schools	27.8%		33.3	447^th of 697 public high schools	35.9%	57	50.3	41.8	20.8	17.1	39.6	33.5	35.2	16.7	27.2	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.2	99.6	97.9	$17,883	$1,029	$16,854
Lmp Roe	Public	6-12	2233 6th St	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	La Salle/Marshall/Putnam ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 220-3560	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lmp Roe Alop	Public	6-12	2233 6Th St Ste 2	Peru	61354	LaSalle County	La Salle/Marshall/Putnam ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 220-3557	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ottawa Township High School

Is Ottawa Township High School a good school?

Ottawa Township High School ranks 404^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ottawa Township High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,223 students attended Ottawa Township High School.

What is the racial makeup of Ottawa Township High School?

Students at Ottawa Township High School are 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Ottawa Township High School in?

Ottawa Township HSD 140

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

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