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Schools in Camp Point · Central CUSD 3

Camp Point’s public schools score below 68% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 20% of Camp Point’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Camp Point, 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
20%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
743 students on the public path
In brief

Camp Point’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 20% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% 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 Camp Point’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,858 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 1 the district’s path is Central Elementary School, then Central Junior High School, then Central 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 Camp Point’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 32% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 32%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1343)Better than 34%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 420 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Camp Point anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Camp Point’s students in the tested grades sat them (431 in math, 408 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KCentral Early Childhoodin GoldenNo scores
1–4Central Elementary SchoolCentral CUSD 3B−
5–8Central Junior High SchoolCentral CUSD 3C
9–12Central High SchoolCentral CUSD 3B−

Camp Point’s public schools are run by Central CUSD 3. 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.

Central CUSD 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,858IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading20%
State average 29.9% · 408 students tested
Math19%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested

Camp Point vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Camp PointCCentral CUSD 3

Every school in Camp Point

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 Camp Pointin other towns
Central Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Golden
75 students10:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4
B−
227 students11:1Rate it →
Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
220 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Camp Point’s schools

Are Camp Point’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Camp Point children attend score below 68% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Camp Point in?

Central CUSD 3, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 743 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Camp Point kids go to high school?

Central High School, with 220 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Camp Point’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Central CUSD 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Camp Point spend per student?

$15,858 in Central CUSD 3 (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.