Broadwell Township’s public schools outscore 68% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Broadwell 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.
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.
Broadwell Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1492 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Broadwell Township’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Broadwell Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch (PK–8) is Broadwell Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Community High School District 404 with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln: Lincoln Comm High School in Lincoln. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 32% and math 27% 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
Lincoln Community High School District 404 spends $19,062 per student and West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 $17,281, 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 Broadwell Township’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Illinois school districts, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Broadwell Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
Kindergarten in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
1st grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
2nd grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
3rd grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
4th grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
5th grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
6th grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
7th grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
8th grade in Broadwell Township
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem Sch
Grades PK–8 · 217 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
9th grade in Broadwell Township
Lincoln Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
10th grade in Broadwell Township
Lincoln Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
11th grade in Broadwell Township
Lincoln Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
12th grade in Broadwell Township
Lincoln Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 764 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lincoln
Broadwell Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Community High School District 404, shared with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln. Its school is in Lincoln. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Broadwell Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Broadwell Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Broadwell Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Broadwell Township | B+ | West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
| West Lincoln | B+ | West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
| Chester | — | Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
| Elkhart | — | Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
| Corwin | — | New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District 88 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
| Lincoln | B+ | Lincoln Elementary School District 27 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12 |
All 5 neighbors share Lincoln Community High School District 404 with Broadwell Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Broadwell 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).
Questions about Broadwell Township’s schools
Are Broadwell Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Broadwell Township children attend outscore 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #294 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Broadwell Township in?
Two districts: West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln Community High School District 404 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, East Lincoln, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln.
Where do Broadwell Township kids go to high school?
Lincoln Comm High School in Lincoln, with 764 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Broadwell Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Community High School District 404 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Broadwell Township spend per student?
$19,062 in Lincoln Community High School District 404 and $17,281 in West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Broadwell Township 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.