St. Anne's Episcopal Church · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAnna’s public schools score below 59% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
9% of students in Anna’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Anna, 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.
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.
Anna’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 78 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Anna’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Anna runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Lincoln Elem School (PK–2), Davie Elem School (3–4) and Anna Junior High School (5–8) are Anna’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 with Jonesboro and Mill Creek: Anna-Jonesboro High School. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 31% and math 9% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 spends $17,998 per student and Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 $16,123, 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.
What’s behind Anna’s grade
C+: better than 41% of Illinois school districts, #520 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Anna, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Anna
Lincoln Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 235 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Anna
Anna-Jonesboro High School
Grades 9–12 · 476 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Anna runs its own schools through grade 8 (Anna Community Consolidated School District 37). From grade 9, students attend the Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81, shared with Jonesboro and Mill Creek. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Anna
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Anna vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Anna’s borders.
Every school in Anna
4 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (TCSE-Anna Jonesboro HS).
Questions about Anna’s schools
Are Anna’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Anna children attend score below 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #520 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Anna in?
Two districts: Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 runs grades PK–8, and Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 runs grades 9–12, shared with Jonesboro and Mill Creek.
Where do Anna kids go to high school?
Anna-Jonesboro High School, with 476 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Anna’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Anna spend per student?
$17,998 in Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81 and $16,123 in Anna Community Consolidated School District 37 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Anna families are saying about school.
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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.