Dixon USD 170 Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. C+ Jefferson Elem School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
2. C+ Dixon High School (High school, meets expectations)
3. C Reagan Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
4. C Madison School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (1)

• C+ Dixon High School, Dixon

Middle and junior high schools (1)

• C Reagan Middle School, Dixon

Elementary and primary schools (2)

• C+ Jefferson Elem School, Dixon
• Washington Elem School, Dixon

Other schools and academies (1)

• C Madison School, Dixon

Cities and towns served (1)

• Dixon (5)

• State: Best schools in Illinois
• County: Lee County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 2,471 students with 146 full-time-equivalent teachers and 312 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 1712330
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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