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Schools in Big Grove Township · Newark Community High School District 18, Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90

Big Grove Township’s public schools outscore 86% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Big Grove Township’s districts is 50%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Big Grove Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
50%
▲ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 44% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66
Students per teacher
10.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
501 students on the public path
In brief

Big Grove Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 35% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Newark Community High School District 18 spends $21,517 per student and Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 $12,258, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 9% 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 Big Grove Township’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 86% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 86%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (778)Better than 88%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 275 test results could put Big Grove Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Big Grove Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (280 in math, 270 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Newark Elem SchoolNewark Community Consolidated School District 66B+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+
9–12Newark Comm High SchoolNewark Community High School District 18B+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Big Grove Township

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

Newark Community High School District 18Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 175 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,517IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 121 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Newark Community Consolidated School District 66Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 205 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,112IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Newark Community High School District 1834%
State average 29.9% · 41 students tested
Math · 9–12, Newark Community High School District 1824%
State average 25.8% · 44 students tested
Reading · K–8, Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 9082%
State average 29.9% · 64 students tested
Math · K–8, Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 9062%
State average 25.8% · 67 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Newark Community Consolidated School District 6642%
State average 29.9% · 165 students tested
Math · PK–8, Newark Community Consolidated School District 6627%
State average 25.8% · 169 students tested

Big Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big Grove TownshipANewark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
FoxA−Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
Nettle Creek—Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24C PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
MissionCSerena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
Lisbon—Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12

All 4 neighbors share Newark Community High School District 18 with Big Grove Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Big Grove 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 Big Grove Townshipby address
Newark Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newark
B+
116 students11:1Rate it →
Newark Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newark
B+
175 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Big Grove Townshipin other towns
Lisbon Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Newark
A+
121 students10:1Rate it →
Millbrook Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newark
A−
89 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Newark CHSD 18 and Newark CCSD 66).

Questions about Big Grove Township’s schools

Are Big Grove Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Big Grove Township children attend outscore 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Big Grove Township in?

Newark Community High School District 18, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 175 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Big Grove Township kids go to high school?

Newark Comm High School in Newark, with 175 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Big Grove Township spend per student?

$21,517 in Newark Community High School District 18, $12,258 in Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 and $12,112 in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 (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.