Byron High School 9-12
Byron, IL · Byron CUSD 226
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, fringe
84th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 86%▲ Improving
696 N Colfax St, Byron, IL 61010
(815)234-5491NCES ID 170801000407Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Byron High School 9-12 84th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 86% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 78th in 2019 to 86th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 468 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.5% | 85.5% | ▼ 6.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.5% | 7.3% | ▲ 2.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 4.1% | ▲ 2.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.5 pts | |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.2 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $275K in zip 61010 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Byron High School 9-12 in?
Byron High School 9-12 is part of the Byron CUSD 226 district in Byron, Illinois.
Is Byron High School 9-12 a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Byron High School 9-12 84th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 86% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Byron High School 9-12?
White 86%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 4% (468 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Byron High School 9-12 cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61010 is $275K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.