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Schools in Colfax Township

Colfax Township’s public schools

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 and Tolono Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 117% 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
50%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Monticello Community Unit School District 25
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,924 students on the public path
In brief

Colfax Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Colfax Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Unity High School places highest (better than 86%); Unity West lowest (69%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Colfax Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Monticello High School and Unity 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monticello Community Unit School District 25.

Two districts serve Colfax Township

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

Monticello Community Unit School District 25Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,707 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Tolono Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,487 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,382IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Monticello Community Unit School District 2550%
State average 29.9% · 849 students tested
Math · PK–12, Monticello Community Unit School District 2530%
State average 25.8% · 809 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tolono Community Unit School District 729%
State average 29.9% · 795 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tolono Community Unit School District 735%
State average 25.8% · 784 students tested

Colfax Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colfax Township—Monticello Community Unit School District 25 PK–12 · Tolono Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
Sadorus—Tolono Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Bement Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Monticello—Monticello Community Unit School District 25
TolonoBTolono Community Unit School District 7
Scott—Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3

2 of the 4 neighbors share Tolono Community Unit School District 7 with Colfax Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Colfax 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).

Also serving Colfax Townshipin other towns
Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monticello
A−
543 students14:1Rate it →
Unity East
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Philo
A−
241 students12:1Rate it →
Unity West
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tolono
B+
399 students11:1Rate it →
Monticello Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monticello
A−
405 students15:1Rate it →
Unity Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tolono
A−
367 students15:1Rate it →
Monticello High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
A−
489 students14:1Rate it →
Unity High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tolono
A
480 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Colfax Township’s schools

Are Colfax Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Monticello Community Unit School District 25 and Tolono Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colfax Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Colfax Township in?

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 and Tolono Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Colfax Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Monticello High School and Unity High School.

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What Colfax Township families are saying about school.

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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.