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Schools in Buena Vista Township · Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5

Buena Vista Township’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

13% of students in Buena Vista Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Buena Vista 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 BK–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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
843 students on the public path
In brief

Buena Vista Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Buena Vista Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,117 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 2 the district’s path is Webster Elem School, then Schuyler Industry Middle School, then Rushville-Industry High School. Enrollment is down 12% 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 Buena Vista Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 26%
Towns in Schuyler County (13)Better than 31%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 440 test results and a graduating class of 52 could put Buena Vista Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Buena Vista Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (442 in math, 438 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–1Washington Elem Schoolin RushvilleNo scores
2–4Webster Elem Schoolin RushvilleC+
5–8Schuyler Industry Middle Schoolin RushvilleC−
9–12Rushville-Industry High Schoolin RushvilleB−

Buena Vista Township’s public schools are run by Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5. 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.

Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 843 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,117IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 29.9% · 438 students tested
Math13%
State average 25.8% · 442 students tested

Buena Vista Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Buena Vista TownshipCSchuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
Littleton—Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
RushvilleCSchuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
Camden—Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5
Woodstock—Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5

All 4 neighbors share Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 with Buena Vista Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Buena Vista 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).

Also serving Buena Vista Townshipin other towns
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Rushville
113 students9:1Rate it →
Webster Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Rushville
C+
183 students17:1Rate it →
Schuyler Industry Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Rushville
C−
252 students14:1Rate it →
Rushville-Industry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rushville
B−
295 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Buena Vista Township’s schools

Are Buena Vista Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buena Vista Township children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 26%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Buena Vista Township in?

Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 843 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Buena Vista Township kids go to high school?

Rushville-Industry High School in Rushville, with 295 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Buena Vista Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Buena Vista Township spend per student?

$15,117 in Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5 (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.