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Schools in Ashmore

Ashmore’s public schools

Charleston Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashmore. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
21%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
2020–21
Graduate on time
67%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,491 students on the public path
In brief

Ashmore’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ashmore’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Charleston High School places highest (better than 48%); Charleston Middle School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ashmore, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Charleston High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ashmore, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
7–8Charleston Middle Schoolin CharlestonC
9–12Charleston High Schoolin CharlestonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Charleston Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Charleston Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,744 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,205IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 29.9% · 1296 students tested
Math14%
State average 25.8% · 1339 students tested

Ashmore vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ashmore—Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Ashmore

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).

Also serving Ashmorein other towns
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charleston
221 students13:1Rate it →
Ashmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4
C
74 students9:1Rate it →
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charleston
C
401 students13:1Rate it →
Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B−
795 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Ashmore’s schools

Are Ashmore’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ashmore. Charleston Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ashmore. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ashmore in?

Charleston Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Ashmore kids go to high school?

Charleston High 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). Stars are from neighbors.