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Schools in Clear Lake Township · Riverton Community Unit School District 14, Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

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

On the state math tests, 12% of Clear Lake Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Clear Lake 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 B−#587of 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
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Riverton Community Unit School District 14
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,219 students on the public path
In brief

Clear Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1350 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Clear Lake Township’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Clear Lake Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Riverton Community Unit School District 14 spends $16,345 per student and Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 $14,228, 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 Clear Lake Township’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts, #587 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 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1350)Better than 19%
Towns in Sangamon County (26)Better than 12%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 907 test results and a graduating class of 91 could put Clear Lake Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Clear Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (911 in math, 904 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Riverton Elem SchoolRiverton Community Unit School District 14C−
5–8Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton Community Unit School District 14C
9–12Riverton High SchoolRiverton Community Unit School District 14C+

Clear Lake Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Riverton Community Unit School District 14). From grade PK, students attend the Tri-City Community Unit School District 1, shared with Buffalo Hart, Buffalo, Cooper, Dawson, Lanesville, Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg and Riverton. Parts of Clear Lake Township (18% and 4% of its land) are served by Rochester Community Unit School District 3A and Springfield School District 186 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Clear Lake Township

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

Riverton Community Unit School District 14Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,219 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,345IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 564 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,228IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Riverton Community Unit School District 1420%
State average 29.9% · 600 students tested
Math · PK–12, Riverton Community Unit School District 149%
State average 25.8% · 653 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tri-City Community Unit School District 128%
State average 29.9% · 304 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-City Community Unit School District 121%
State average 25.8% · 258 students tested

Clear Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Clear Lake TownshipCRiverton Community Unit School District 14 PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
CapitalC−Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
SpringfieldC−Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
WilliamsAWilliamsville Community Unit School District 15
Springfield TownshipD−Springfield School District 186
MechanicsburgB−Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

Every school in Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake Townshipby address
Riverton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Riverton
C−
515 students12:1Rate it →
Riverton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Riverton
C
347 students12:1Rate it →
Riverton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverton
C+
357 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Clear Lake Township’s schools

Are Clear Lake Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Clear Lake Township children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Clear Lake Township in?

Two districts: Riverton Community Unit School District 14 runs grades PK–12, and Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, shared with Buffalo Hart, Buffalo, Cooper, Dawson, Lanesville, Mechanicsburg, Mechanicsburg and Riverton.

Where do Clear Lake Township kids go to high school?

Riverton High School in Riverton, with 357 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Clear Lake Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Riverton Community Unit School District 14 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Clear Lake Township spend per student?

$16,345 in Riverton Community Unit School District 14 and $14,228 in Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 (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.