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Schools in Cartwright Township · Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8

Cartwright Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Cartwright Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 29% of Cartwright Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). 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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,294 students on the public path
In brief

Cartwright Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1064 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cartwright Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 25% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,708 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 5 the district’s path is Pleasant Plains Middle School, then Pleasant Plains 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 Cartwright Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 56% 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 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1064)Better than 44%
Towns in Sangamon County (26)Better than 65%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 642 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Cartwright Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cartwright Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (642 in math, 641 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Farmingdale Elem Schoolin Pleasant PlainsA−
5–8Pleasant Plains Middle Schoolin Pleasant PlainsB−
9–12Pleasant Plains High SchoolPleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8A−

Cartwright Township’s public schools are run by Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8, which also serves Gardner and Pleasant Plains. Parts of Cartwright Township (7% of its land) are served by A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 instead. 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.

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,294 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,708IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading25%
State average 29.9% · 641 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 642 students tested

Cartwright Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cartwright TownshipBPleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8
Island Grove—New Berlin CUSD 16
GardnerBPleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8

Every school in Cartwright Township

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).

District schools in Cartwright Townshipby address
Pleasant Plains High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pleasant Plains
A−
416 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Cartwright Townshipin other towns
Farmingdale Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Pleasant Plains
A−
485 students14:1Rate it →
Pleasant Plains Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pleasant Plains
B−
393 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Cartwright Township’s schools

Are Cartwright Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Cartwright Township children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cartwright Township in?

Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,294 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Cartwright Township are served by A-C Central Community Unit School District 262.

Where do Cartwright Township kids go to high school?

Pleasant Plains High School in Pleasant Plains, with 416 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Cartwright Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cartwright Township spend per student?

$14,708 in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 (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.