Photo: Butticus · CC BY-SA 4.0Aviston’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts
In Aviston, 55% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Aviston, 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.
Aviston’s schools, in brief
Aviston runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Aviston Elem School (PK–8) is Aviston’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71 with Albers, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield: Central Comm High School in Breese. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 51% and math 55% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Aviston School District 21 spends $9,620 per student and Central Community High School District 71 $16,612, 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 Aviston’s grade
A: better than 94% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Aviston, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Aviston
Aviston Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 462 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Aviston
Central Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 629 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Breese
10th grade in Aviston
Central Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 629 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Breese
Aviston runs its own schools through grade 8 (Aviston School District 21). From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71, shared with Albers, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield. Its school is in Aviston. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Aviston
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Aviston vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Aviston’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Aviston | A | Aviston School District 21 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12 |
Every school in Aviston
2 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).
Questions about Aviston’s schools
Are Aviston’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Aviston children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Aviston in?
Two districts: Aviston School District 21 runs grades PK–8, and Central Community High School District 71 runs grades 9–12, shared with Albers, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield.
Where do Aviston kids go to high school?
Central Comm High School in Breese, with 629 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Aviston’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Aviston spend per student?
$9,620 in Aviston School District 21 and $16,612 in Central Community High School District 71 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Aviston 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.