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Schools in Chouteau Township · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, Granite City Community Unit School District 9

Chouteau Township’s public schools score below 96% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 9% of Chouteau Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Chouteau 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.

#757of 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
9%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
71%
▼ 17 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Students per teacher
17.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
4,173 students on the public path
In brief

Chouteau Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 10% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

71% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 spends $19,317 per student and Granite City Community Unit School District 9 $13,631, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Chouteau Township’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 4% of Illinois school districts, #757 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 4%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1260)Better than 1%
Towns in Madison County (23)Better than 13%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,744 test results and a graduating class of 480 could put Chouteau Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Chouteau Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (569 in math, 2,919 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–KPrather Elementary Schoolin Granite CityNo scores
3–4Mitchell Elementary SchoolGranite City Community Unit School District 9C+
7–8Coolidge Junior High Schin Granite CityB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C

Chouteau Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Granite City Community Unit School District 9). From grade 9, students attend the East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, shared with Alton, Alton, East Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, South Roxana, Wood River and Wood River. Its elementary school is in Granite City. Parts of Chouteau Township (19%, 17% and 10% of its land) are served by Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15, Roxana Community Unit School District 1 and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Chouteau Township

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

East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 539 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,317IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Granite City Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,747 students · 17.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,631IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 1417%
State average 29.9% · 114 students tested
Math · 9–12, East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 148%
State average 25.8% · 148 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Granite City Community Unit School District 910%
State average 29.9% · 2805 students tested
Math · PK–12, Granite City Community Unit School District 99%
State average 25.8% · 421 students tested

Chouteau Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chouteau TownshipD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
NameokiD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
EdwardsvilleA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
VeniceD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Granite City—Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Wood RiverBRoxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
Pontoon BeachD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Granite City (city)D−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12

5 of the 7 neighbors share Granite City Community Unit School District 9 with Chouteau Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. St. Louis, MO and West Alton, MO border Chouteau Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Chouteau Township

7 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 Chouteau Townshipby address
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Granite City
C+
413 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Chouteau Townshipin other towns
Prather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Granite City
612 students17:1Rate it →
Coolidge Junior High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Granite City
B−
854 students18:1Rate it →
Granite City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Granite City
C
1,755 students20:1Rate it →
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Wood River
C−
539 students16:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Chouteau Townshiprun by other districts or the state
South Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · South Roxana
450 students15:1Rate it →
Hartford Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hartford
C
172 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Chouteau Township’s schools

Are Chouteau Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chouteau Township children attend score below 96% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #757 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Chouteau Township in?

Two districts: Granite City Community Unit School District 9 runs grades PK–12, and East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alton, Alton, East Alton, Edwardsville, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, South Roxana, Wood River and Wood River.

Where do Chouteau Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Granite City High School and East Alton-Wood River High Sch.

What is Chouteau Township’s graduation rate?

71% of the class of 2023 in Granite City Community Unit School District 9 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Chouteau Township spend per student?

$19,317 in East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 and $13,631 in Granite City Community Unit School District 9 (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.