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Schools in Cambria · Carterville Community Unit School District 5

Cambria’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 48% of Cambria’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cambria, 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
48%
▲ 18 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.1K
▼ 48% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,662 students on the public path
In brief

Cambria’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1182 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cambria’s, its schools beat 97%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 48% and math 29% 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

The district spends $11,128 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Carterville Jr High Sch, then Carterville High School. 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 Cambria’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1182)Better than 97%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,140 test results and a graduating class of 173 could put Cambria anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cambria’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,063 in math, 1,217 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–3Tri-C Elementary Schoolin CartervilleB+
7–8Carterville Jr High Schin CartervilleA−
9–12Carterville High Schoolin CartervilleA−

Cambria’s public schools are run by Carterville Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Carterville and Crainville. 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.

Carterville Community Unit School District 5Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,162 students · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,128IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 29.9% · 1217 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 1063 students tested

Cambria vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CambriaA−Carterville Community Unit School District 5
CartervilleA−Carterville Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Cambria

3 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 Cambriain other towns
Tri-C Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Carterville
B+
650 students14:1Rate it →
Carterville Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Carterville
A−
344 students15:1Rate it →
Carterville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carterville
A−
668 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambria’s schools

Are Cambria’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cambria children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cambria in?

Carterville Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,162 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Cambria kids go to high school?

Carterville High School in Carterville, with 668 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Cambria’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Carterville Community Unit School District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cambria spend per student?

$11,128 in Carterville 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.