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Schools in Bennington Township · Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

Bennington Township’s public schools score below 61% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

18% of students in Bennington Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Bennington 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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
862 students on the public path
In brief

Bennington Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 18% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,474 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Fieldcrest Intermediate School, then Fieldcrest Middle School, then Fieldcrest 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Bennington Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 41%
Towns in Marshall County (12)Better than 8%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 410 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Bennington Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Bennington Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (402 in math, 418 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Fieldcrest Primary Schoolin MinonkNo scores
3–5Fieldcrest Intermediate SchoolFieldcrest Community Unit School District 6C+
6–8Fieldcrest Middle Schoolin WenonaB
9–12Fieldcrest High Schoolin MinonkB

Bennington Township’s public schools are run by Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6, which also serves Bell Plain, Clayton, Dana and Evans and others. 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.

Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 862 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,474IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 418 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 402 students tested

Bennington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bennington TownshipC+Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Groveland—Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
EvansC+Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Clayton—Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 PK–12 · Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 PK–12
Bell Plain—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 PK–12
Rutland—Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6

All 5 neighbors share Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 with Bennington Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Bennington Township

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).

District schools in Bennington Townshipby address
Fieldcrest Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Toluca
C+
189 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Bennington Townshipin other towns
Fieldcrest Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Minonk
223 students16:1Rate it →
Fieldcrest Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wenona
B
196 students12:1Rate it →
Fieldcrest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Minonk
B
254 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Bennington Township’s schools

Are Bennington Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Bennington Township children attend score below 61% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Bennington Township in?

Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 862 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Bennington Township kids go to high school?

Fieldcrest High School in Minonk, with 254 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Bennington Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Bennington Township spend per student?

$19,474 in Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 (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.