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Schools in Crete Township · Bloom Township High School District 206, Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

Crete Township’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Crete Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Crete 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.

#536of 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
14%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.6K
▲ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
Students per teacher
15.0
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
11
3,591 students on the public path
In brief

Crete Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1450 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crete Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Bloom Township High School District 206 spends $22,240 per student and Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U $23,596, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Illinois Lutheran Elementary School (private), Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High (private), Mother Teresa Catholic Academy (private), Faith Movers Academy (private) and Foundations 4 Advancement (private) are in town. Every school ↓

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 Crete Township’s grade

D Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Illinois school districts, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1450)Better than 32%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 8%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,158 test results and a graduating class of 701 could put Crete Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Crete Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,493 in math, 2,823 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to D
6–8Crete-Monee Middle Schoolin University ParkC
9–12Crete-Monee High SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UC

Crete Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U). From grade 9, students attend the Bloom Township High School District 206, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger. Its middle school is in University Park. Parts of Crete Township (5% of its land) are served by Steger School District 194 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Crete Township

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

Bloom Township High School District 206Grades 9–12 · 2 schools · 3,041 students, up 4% since 2021–22 · 17.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$22,240IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,562 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,596IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Bloom Township High School District 2068%
State average 29.9% · 551 students tested
Math · 9–12, Bloom Township High School District 2068%
State average 25.8% · 462 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U15%
State average 29.9% · 2272 students tested
Math · PK–12, Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U8%
State average 25.8% · 1031 students tested

Crete Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Crete TownshipC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
BloomC−Bloom Township High School District 206
StegerDSteger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
MoneeC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
WashingtonB−Beecher Community Unit School District 200U

2 of the 4 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Crete Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Hanover, IN and St. John, IN border Crete Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Crete Township

12 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 Crete Townshipby address
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Crete
256 students16:1Rate it →
Balmoral Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crete
D−
472 students16:1Rate it →
Crete Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Crete
D
381 students14:1Rate it →
Crete-Monee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crete
C
1,480 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Crete Townshipin other towns
Crete-Monee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · University Park
C
1,002 students11:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Crete Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Columbia Central School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Steger
C
646 students17:1Rate it →
Steger Intermediate Center
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Steger
D
465 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Illinois Lutheran Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Crete
Private · Religious
154 students22:1Rate it →
Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Crete
Private · Religious
135 students10:1Rate it →
Mother Teresa Catholic Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Crete
Private · Catholic
132 students13:1Rate it →
Faith Movers Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · University Park
Private · Religious
48 students16:1Rate it →
Foundations 4 Advancement
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Steger
Private · Religious
14 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Crete Township’s schools

Are Crete Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Crete Township children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Crete Township in?

Two districts: Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U runs grades PK–12, and Bloom Township High School District 206 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bloom, Chicago Heights, Crete, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Lynwood, Sauk Village, South Chicago Heights and Steger.

Where do Crete Township kids go to high school?

Crete-Monee High School in Crete, with 1,480 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Crete Township’s graduation rate?

87% of the class of 2023 in Bloom Township High School District 206 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Crete Township spend per student?

$22,240 in Bloom Township High School District 206 and $23,596 in Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Crete Township?

Yes: Illinois Lutheran Elementary School (religious, grades PK–6, 154 students), Illinois Lutheran High School and Junior High (religious, grades 7–12, 135 students), Mother Teresa Catholic Academy (Catholic, grades PK–8, 132 students), Faith Movers Academy (religious, grades PK–3, 48 students) and Foundations 4 Advancement (religious, grades PK–K, 14 students).

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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.