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Schools in Brookside Township · Centralia High School District 200, Willow Grove School District 46

Brookside Township’s public schools score below 71% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 19% of Brookside Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Brookside 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−#597of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
12.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,295 students on the public path
In brief

Brookside Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 497 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Brookside Township’s, its schools beat 37%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Centralia High School District 200 spends $21,397 per student and Willow Grove School District 46 $17,185, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Brookside Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

C: better than 29% of Illinois school districts, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (497)Better than 37%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 7%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 754 test results and a graduating class of 214 could put Brookside Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Brookside Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (738 in math, 769 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Willow Grove Elem SchoolWillow Grove School District 46C
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−

Parts of Brookside Township (6%, 5% and 2% of its land) are served by Sandoval Community Unit School District 501, North Wamac School District 186 and Centralia School District 135 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Brookside Township

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

Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Willow Grove School District 46Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 127 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,185IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Willow Grove School District 4617%
State average 29.9% · 91 students tested
Math · PK–8, Willow Grove School District 4617%
State average 25.8% · 96 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 129%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Brookside Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brookside TownshipCWillow Grove School District 46 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Centralia—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · Central City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
IrvingtonC+Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Irvington County Community Unit School District 11 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Lake—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Wamac—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · North Wamac School District 186 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Meridian—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Sandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12
Centralia (city)DCentralia School District 135 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
SandovalDSandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share Centralia High School District 200 with Brookside Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Brookside Township

6 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 Brookside Townshipby address
Willow Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
C
127 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Brookside Townshipin other towns
Centralia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
C+
887 students12:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Brookside Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Schiller Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Centralia
270 students15:1Rate it →
North Wamac Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Centralia
B
122 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
Private · Religious
104 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Brookside Township’s schools

Are Brookside Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Brookside Township children attend score below 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #597 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Brookside Township in?

Centralia High School District 200, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 887 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Brookside Township are served by Sandoval Community Unit School District 501, North Wamac School District 186 and Centralia School District 135.

Where do Brookside Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Centralia High School and Carlyle High School.

What is Brookside Township’s graduation rate?

69% of the class of 2023 in Centralia High School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Brookside Township spend per student?

$21,397 in Centralia High School District 200, $17,185 in Willow Grove School District 46 and $16,519 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Brookside Township?

Yes: Christ Our Rock Lutheran High School (religious, grades 9–12, 104 students).

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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.