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Schools in Alhambra Township · Highland Community Unit School District 5, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Alhambra Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts

In Alhambra Township, 39% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alhambra Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
15.2
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
5,582 students on the public path
In brief

Alhambra Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1207 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Alhambra Township’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 39% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Highland Community Unit School District 5 spends $14,068 per student and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 $16,319, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Alhambra Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1207)Better than 85%
Towns in Madison County (23)Better than 61%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,152 test results and a graduating class of 567 could put Alhambra Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Alhambra Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,083 in math, 5,221 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alhambra Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Alhambra Primary SchoolHighland Community Unit School District 5A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Alhambra Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Highland Community Unit School District 5). From grade PK, students attend the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7, shared with Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Fort Russell, Glen Carbon, Hamel, Hamel, Moro, Omphghent, Pin Oak, Roxana and Worden. Its middle school is in Edwardsville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Alhambra Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Highland Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,730 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,068IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,060 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,319IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Highland Community Unit School District 541%
State average 29.9% · 1387 students tested
Math · PK–12, Highland Community Unit School District 539%
State average 25.8% · 1340 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 739%
State average 25.8% · 3743 students tested

Alhambra Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Alhambra Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alhambra TownshipA−Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
Leef—Highland Community Unit School District 5
OliveBStaunton Community Unit School District 6
HamelA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
MarineATriad Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Alhambra Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Alhambra Townshipby address
Alhambra Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Alhambra
A+
156 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Alhambra Townshipin other towns
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
888 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
736 students13:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Highland
A−
616 students14:1Rate it →
Edwardsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edwardsville
A
2,342 students17:1Rate it →
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highland
A−
844 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Alhambra Township’s schools

Are Alhambra Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Alhambra Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Alhambra Township in?

Two districts: Highland Community Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, shared with Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Fort Russell, Glen Carbon, Hamel, Hamel, Moro, Omphghent, Pin Oak, Roxana and Worden.

Where do Alhambra Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Edwardsville High School and Highland High School.

What is Alhambra Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Alhambra Township spend per student?

$14,068 in Highland Community Unit School District 5 and $16,319 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.