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Schools in Centreville Township · Belleville Township High School District 201, Cahokia Community Unit School District 187

Centreville Township’s public schools score below 95% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Centreville Township’s districts is 8%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Centreville 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.

#750of 768 Illinois townsK–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
10%
▼ 20 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 4% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Belleville Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
10
2,991 students on the public path
In brief

Centreville Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% 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 Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 $27,231, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

JTC Academy West (private) and JTC Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Centreville Township’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

D: better than 5% of Illinois school districts, #750 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (107)Better than 8%
Towns in St. Clair County (21)Better than 5%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,995 test results and a graduating class of 1,207 could put Centreville Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Centreville Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,116 in math, 4,873 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–34 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
9–12Cahokia High SchoolCahokia Community Unit School District 187D

Parts of Centreville Township (8% and 4% of its land) are served by Dupo Community Unit School District 196 and Signal Hill School District 181 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Centreville Township

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

Belleville Township High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 4,718 students, down 2% since 2022–23 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,728IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,991 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 16.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,231IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
East St. Louis School District 189Grades PK–12 · 10 schools · 4,646 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$29,017IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Belleville Township High School District 20125%
State average 29.9% · 1137 students tested
Math · 9–12, Belleville Township High School District 20121%
State average 25.8% · 1117 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Cahokia Community Unit School District 1873%
State average 29.9% · 1636 students tested
Math · PK–12, Cahokia Community Unit School District 1878%
State average 25.8% · 116 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East St. Louis School District 1898%
State average 29.9% · 2100 students tested
Math · PK–12, East St. Louis School District 189under 1%
State average 25.8% · 1883 students tested

Centreville Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Centreville TownshipDCahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 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)DEast St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
Cahokia HeightsDCahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
StookeyB+Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
BellevilleB−Belleville School District 118 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
Sugar LoafB+Dupo Community Unit School District 196 PK–12 · Columbia Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Sauget—Cahokia Community Unit School District 187

5 of the 7 neighbors share Belleville Township High School District 201 with Centreville Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. St. Louis, MO borders Centreville Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Centreville Township

10 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 Centreville Townshipby address
Maplewood Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cahokia
290 students15:1Rate it →
Lalumier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Centreville
276 students21:1Rate it →
Estelle Sauget School of Choice
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cahokia
240 students17:1Rate it →
Elizabeth Morris Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Cahokia
246 students18:1Rate it →
Huffman Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cahokia
B−
268 students15:1Rate it →
Penniman Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Cahokia
250 students18:1Rate it →
Wirth/Parks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cahokia
571 students14:1Rate it →
Cahokia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cahokia
D
850 students19:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
JTC Academy West
Grades 4–12 · Centreville
Private · Special education
49 students10:1Rate it →
JTC Academy
Grades 4–12 · Centreville
Private · Special education
49 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (ACDC Penniman).

Questions about Centreville Township’s schools

Are Centreville Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Centreville Township children attend score below 95% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #750 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Centreville Township in?

Belleville Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 4,718 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Centreville Township are served by Dupo Community Unit School District 196 and Signal Hill School District 181.

Where do Centreville Township kids go to high school?

Cahokia High School in Cahokia, with 850 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Centreville 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 Centreville Township spend per student?

$20,728 in Belleville Township High School District 201, $27,231 in Cahokia Community Unit School District 187 and $29,017 in East St. Louis School District 189 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Centreville Township?

Yes: JTC Academy West (special education, grades 4–12, 49 students) and JTC Academy (special education, grades 4–12, 49 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.