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Schools in Christy Township · Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

Christy Township’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Christy Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Christy 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 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
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
903 students on the public path
In brief

Christy Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1482 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Christy Township’s, its schools beat 24%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 17% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,425 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Red Hill Jr/Sr 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 Christy Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1482)Better than 24%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 426 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Christy Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Christy Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (415 in math, 436 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Bridgeport Grade Schoolin BridgeportA−
7–12Red Hill Jr/Sr High Schoolin BridgeportC+

Christy Township’s public schools are run by Red Hill Community Unit School District 10, which also serves Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Denison and Lawrence and others. 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.

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 903 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,425IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 29.9% · 436 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 415 students tested

Christy Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Christy TownshipCRed Hill Community Unit School District 10
Petty—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Lukin—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
BridgeportCRed Hill Community Unit School District 10

All 3 neighbors share Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 with Christy Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Christy 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 Christy Townshipby address
Sumner Attendance Center
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Sumner
B+
193 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Christy Townshipin other towns
Bridgeport Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bridgeport
A−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Red Hill Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bridgeport
C+
396 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Christy Township’s schools

Are Christy Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Christy Township children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 24%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Christy Township in?

Red Hill Community Unit School District 10, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 903 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Christy Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Christy Township spend per student?

$13,425 in Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 (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.