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Schools in Centralia Township

Centralia Township’s public schools

Centralia High School District 200, Centralia School District 135 and Central City School District 133 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 77% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Centralia School District 135
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
8
1,961 students on the public path
In brief

Centralia Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Centralia Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Central City Elem School places highest (better than 48%); Jordan Elem School lowest (25%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Centralia Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Central City Elem SchoolCentral City School District 133B−
9–12Centralia High SchoolCentralia High School District 200C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Centralia High School District 200.

Three districts serve Centralia Township

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

Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Centralia School District 135Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,068 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,365IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Central City School District 133Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 276 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,107IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Centralia School District 13518%
State average 29.9% · 710 students tested
Math · PK–8, Centralia School District 1358%
State average 25.8% · 642 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Central City School District 13332%
State average 29.9% · 221 students tested
Math · PK–8, Central City School District 13316%
State average 25.8% · 232 students tested

Centralia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Centralia Township—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · Central City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
BrooksideCWillow Grove School District 46 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
RaccoonCRaccoon Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · Salem Community High School District 600 9–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
SandovalDSandoval Community Unit School District 501 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Grand Prairie—Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12 · Woodlawn Unit District 209 (9-12) in Grand Prairie
Centralia (city)DCentralia School District 135 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
IrvingtonC+Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Irvington County Community Unit School District 11 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Wamac—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · North Wamac School District 186 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12

All 7 neighbors share Centralia High School District 200 with Centralia Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Centralia Township

8 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 Centralia Townshipby address
Central City Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
B−
276 students13:1Rate it →
Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Ctr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Centralia
11 studentsRate it →
Jordan Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Centralia
C
228 students12:1Rate it →
Centralia Jr High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Centralia
C
559 students12:1Rate it →
Centralia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
C+
887 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
New Horizon Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Centralia
Private · Religious
154 students15:1Rate it →
St. Mary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
Private · Catholic
129 students14:1Rate it →
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Centralia
Private · Religious
47 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 5 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Bridges Learning Center, Hoyleton Education Center, Kaskaskia Education Center, Centralia Alternative School and Safe School Program Centralia).

Questions about Centralia Township’s schools

Are Centralia Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Centralia Township. Centralia High School District 200, Centralia School District 135 and Central City School District 133 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Centralia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Centralia Township in?

Centralia High School District 200, Centralia School District 135 and Central City School District 133.

Where do Centralia Township kids go to high school?

Centralia High School.

Are there private schools in Centralia Township?

Yes: New Horizon Christian School (grades K–8, 154 students), St. Mary School (grades PK–8, 129 students) and Trinity Lutheran School (grades PK–8, 47 students).

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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). Stars are from neighbors.