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Schools in Brimfield Township · Brimfield Community Unit School District 309, Elmwood Community Unit School District 322

Brimfield Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Brimfield Township’s districts is 41%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Brimfield 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
40%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
587 students on the public path
In brief

Brimfield Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1440 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brimfield Township’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 78% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 40% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 spends $16,391 per student and Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 $13,902, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Brimfield Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1440)Better than 90%
Towns in Peoria County (19)Better than 63%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 658 test results and a graduating class of 46 could put Brimfield Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Brimfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (637 in math, 679 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brimfield Grade SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309A
9–12Brimfield High SchoolBrimfield Community Unit School District 309A−

Brimfield Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Brimfield Community Unit School District 309). From grade PK, students attend the Elmwood Community Unit School District 322, shared with Elmwood, Elmwood and Rosefield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Brimfield Township

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

Brimfield Community Unit School District 309Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 587 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,391IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Elmwood Community Unit School District 322Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 622 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,902IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brimfield Community Unit School District 30943%
State average 29.9% · 322 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brimfield Community Unit School District 30947%
State average 25.8% · 318 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Elmwood Community Unit School District 32238%
State average 29.9% · 357 students tested
Math · PK–12, Elmwood Community Unit School District 32235%
State average 25.8% · 319 students tested

Brimfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brimfield TownshipA−Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 PK–12
JubileeABrimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · Princeville Community Unit School District 326 PK–12
Millbrook—Princeville Community Unit School District 326
Elba—Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 PK–12 · Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210 PK–12
ElmwoodB+Elmwood Community Unit School District 322

Every school in Brimfield Township

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).

District schools in Brimfield Townshipby address
Brimfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brimfield
A
398 students13:1Rate it →
Brimfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brimfield
A−
189 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Brimfield Township’s schools

Are Brimfield Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Brimfield Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brimfield Township in?

Two districts: Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 runs grades PK–12, and Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 runs grades PK–12, shared with Elmwood, Elmwood and Rosefield.

Where do Brimfield Township kids go to high school?

Brimfield High School in Brimfield, with 189 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Brimfield Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Brimfield Township spend per student?

$16,391 in Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 and $13,902 in Elmwood Community Unit School District 322 (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.