Crete’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
In Crete, 8% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Crete, 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.
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.
Crete’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1152 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Crete’s, its schools beat 20%, 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 ↓
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.
What’s behind Crete’s grade
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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crete, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Crete
Crete-Monee Early Childhood Cntr
Grades PK · 256 students · 16:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Crete
Crete-Monee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,002 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in University Park
7th grade in Crete
Crete-Monee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,002 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in University Park
8th grade in Crete
Crete-Monee Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 1,002 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in University Park
9th grade in Crete · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Crete-Monee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
10th grade in Crete · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Crete-Monee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
11th grade in Crete · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Crete-Monee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
12th grade in Crete · depends on your address
Bloom High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,823 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Crete-Monee High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,480 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Bloom Trail High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,218 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chicago Heights
Crete 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 elementary school is in Crete. Parts of Crete (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
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Crete vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Crete’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Crete | C+ | Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| Steger | D | Steger School District 194 PK–8 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12 |
| University Park | C | Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12 |
| Bloom | C− | Bloom Township High School District 206 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Bloom Township High School District 206 with Crete for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Crete
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).
Questions about Crete’s schools
Are Crete’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Crete 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 20%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Crete 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 kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Bloom High School, Crete-Monee High School and Bloom Trail High School.
What is Crete’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 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.
Parents talk
What Crete 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.