Canteen Township’s public schools score below 77% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
11% of students in Canteen Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Canteen 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.
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.
Canteen Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 766 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Canteen Township’s, its schools beat 28%, higher than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Belleville Township High School District 201 spends $20,728 per student and East St. Louis School District 189 $29,017, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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.
What’s behind Canteen Township’s grade
C−: better than 23% of Illinois school districts, #618 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Canteen Township, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
1st grade in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
2nd grade in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
3rd grade in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
4th grade in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
5th grade in Canteen Township
James Avant Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 342 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Washington Pk
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Canteen Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Canteen Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Canteen Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Canteen Township | C− | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| East St. Louis | — | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| East St. Louis (city) | D | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Washington Park | D− | East St. Louis School District 189 |
| Fairview Heights | B− | Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 PK–8 · Pontiac-William Holliday School District 105 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Caseyville | B | O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90 PK–8 · Grant Community Consolidated School District 110 PK–8 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 |
| Fairmont City | C− | Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 |
| Nameoki | D− | Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12 |
| Belleville | B− | Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Stites | — | Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 |
| Stookey | B+ | Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
| Caseyville (village) | C− | East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 |
7 of the 11 neighbors share Belleville Township High School District 201 with Canteen Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Canteen Township
9 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).
Questions about Canteen Township’s schools
Are Canteen Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Canteen Township children attend score below 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #618 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Canteen Township in?
Belleville Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,718 students in 2 schools (2024–25).
Where do Canteen Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Belleville High School-East, Belleville High School-West, Collinsville High School and East St Louis Senior High School.
What is Canteen Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Belleville Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Canteen Township spend per student?
$20,728 in Belleville Township High School District 201, $29,017 in East St. Louis School District 189 and $12,533 in Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Canteen Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Canteen Township → They have their own page.
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.