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Schools in Collinsville · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10

Collinsville’s public schools score below 56% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Collinsville’s districts is 14%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Collinsville, 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.

#500of 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
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 42% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
5,160 students on the public path
In brief

Collinsville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1461 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Collinsville’s, its schools beat 50%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

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

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,533 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Seven elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Collinsville Middle School, then Collinsville 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 Collinsville’s grade

C Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Illinois school districts, #500 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1461)Better than 50%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,024 test results and a graduating class of 472 could put Collinsville anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Collinsville’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,943 in math, 3,104 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–47 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–8Collinsville Middle SchoolCollinsville Community Unit School District 10C
9–12Collinsville High SchoolCollinsville Community Unit School District 10C+

Collinsville’s public schools are run by Collinsville Community Unit School District 10, which also serves Canteen, Caseyville, Caseyville and Collinsville 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.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading23%
State average 29.9% · 3104 students tested
Math14%
State average 25.8% · 2943 students tested

Collinsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
CollinsvilleC+Collinsville Community Unit School District 10
Pontoon BeachD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
CaseyvilleC−East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
Fairmont CityC−Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12
MaryvilleC+Collinsville Community Unit School District 10

3 of the 4 neighbors share Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 with Collinsville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Collinsville

9 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 Collinsvillein other towns

Questions about Collinsville’s schools

Are Collinsville’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Collinsville children attend score below 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #500 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Collinsville in?

Collinsville Community Unit School District 10, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,031 students in 10 schools (2024–25).

Where do Collinsville kids go to high school?

Collinsville High School, with 1,956 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Collinsville’s graduation rate?

88% of the class of 2023 in Collinsville Community Unit School District 10 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Collinsville spend per student?

$12,533 in Collinsville 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.