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Schools in Cropsey Township

Cropsey Township’s public schools

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cropsey Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 94% 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
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,016 students on the public path
In brief

Cropsey Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cropsey Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Prairie Central Jr High School places highest (better than 73%); Ridgeview Jr High School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Cropsey Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Prairie Central High School and Ridgeview 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 Cropsey Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–13 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
2–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8.

Two districts serve Cropsey Township

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

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,712 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,593IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 520 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,634IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 830%
State average 29.9% · 794 students tested
Math · PK–12, Prairie Central Community Unit School District 832%
State average 25.8% · 787 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ridgeview Community Unit School District 1915%
State average 29.9% · 283 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ridgeview Community Unit School District 1913%
State average 25.8% · 283 students tested

Cropsey Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cropsey Township—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 PK–12
Belle Prairie—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8
Anchor—Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19

Every school in Cropsey Township

8 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 Cropsey Townshipin other towns
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colfax
C
247 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary West
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chenoa
244 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Primary East
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Chatsworth
148 students11:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–4 · Fairbury
B
367 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgeview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Colfax
C
107 students13:1Rate it →
Prairie Central Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Forrest
B+
250 students12:1Rate it →
Prairie Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairbury
B−
487 students12:1Rate it →
Ridgeview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Colfax
B−
166 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cropsey Township’s schools

Are Cropsey Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cropsey Township. Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cropsey Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cropsey Township in?

Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 and Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19.

Where do Cropsey Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Prairie Central High School and Ridgeview High School.

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What Cropsey 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.