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Schools in Avena Township · St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202

Avena Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Avena Township, 12% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Avena 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
390 students on the public path
In brief

Avena Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 855 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Avena Township’s, its schools beat 37%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Avena Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,530 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is St Elmo Jr High School, then St Elmo Sr High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Avena Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (855)Better than 37%
Towns in Fayette County (20)Better than 5%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 200 test results and a graduating class of 44 could put Avena Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Avena Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (192 in math, 207 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6St Elmo Elem SchoolSt. Elmo Community Unit School District 202C
7–8St Elmo Jr High SchoolSt. Elmo Community Unit School District 202C
9–12St Elmo Sr High SchoolSt. Elmo Community Unit School District 202C−

Avena Township’s public schools are run by St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202, which also serves Loudon, St. Elmo and Wheatland. Parts of Avena Township (6% of its land) are served by Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 390 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,530IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 29.9% · 207 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 192 students tested

Avena Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Avena TownshipCSt. Elmo Community Unit School District 202
Loudon—St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12
Wheatland—St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12
Sefton—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
MoundB−Altamont Community Unit School District 10

2 of the 4 neighbors share St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 with Avena Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Avena Township

3 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 Avena Townshipby address
St Elmo Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saint Elmo
C
222 students14:1Rate it →
St Elmo Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Saint Elmo
C
55 students11:1Rate it →
St Elmo Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Saint Elmo
C−
113 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Avena Township’s schools

Are Avena Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Avena Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Avena Township in?

St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 390 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Avena Township are served by Brownstown Community Unit School District 201.

Where do Avena Township kids go to high school?

St Elmo Sr High School in Saint Elmo, with 113 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Avena Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Avena Township spend per student?

$15,530 in St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 (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.