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Schools in Cahokia Township · Gillespie Community Unit School District 7, Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5

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

In Cahokia Township, 15% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Cahokia 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 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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,330 students on the public path
In brief

Cahokia Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Cahokia Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 spends $15,374 per student and Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 $15,831, 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 Cahokia Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− 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 (1164)Better than 33%
Towns in Macoupin County (26)Better than 23%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 782 test results and a graduating class of 89 could put Cahokia Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cahokia Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (761 in math, 802 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

Cahokia Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Gillespie Community Unit School District 7). From grade PK, students attend the Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5, shared with Lake Ka-Ho, Mount Olive, Mount Olive, Walshville and White City. Its school is in Gillespie. Parts of Cahokia Township (3% of its land) are served by Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Cahokia Township

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

Gillespie Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,095 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,374IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 479 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,831IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Gillespie Community Unit School District 721%
State average 29.9% · 556 students tested
Math · PK–12, Gillespie Community Unit School District 714%
State average 25.8% · 515 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mount Olive Community Unit School District 522%
State average 29.9% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mount Olive Community Unit School District 516%
State average 25.8% · 246 students tested

Cahokia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cahokia TownshipCGillespie Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
South LitchfieldB+Litchfield Community Unit School District 12
Gillespie—Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Mount OliveCMount Olive Community Unit School District 5
Honey Point—Carlinville Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Litchfield Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
BenldCGillespie Community Unit School District 7
Mount Clare—Gillespie Community Unit School District 7

4 of the 6 neighbors share Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 with Cahokia Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cahokia 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 Cahokia Townshipin other towns
Ben-Gil Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gillespie
C
523 students12:1Rate it →
Mt Olive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Mount Olive
C
328 students11:1Rate it →
Gillespie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gillespie
B+
328 students13:1Rate it →
Mt Olive High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Olive
B+
151 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Cahokia Township’s schools

Are Cahokia Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Cahokia 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 33%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cahokia Township in?

Two districts: Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, and Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, shared with Lake Ka-Ho, Mount Olive, Mount Olive, Walshville and White City.

Where do Cahokia Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Gillespie High School and Mt Olive High School.

What is Cahokia Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cahokia Township spend per student?

$15,374 in Gillespie Community Unit School District 7 and $15,831 in Mount Olive 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.