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B−
Schools in Curran Township · New Berlin CUSD 16

Curran Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Curran Township, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Curran 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.

K–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
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
863 students on the public path
In brief

Curran Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1017 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Curran Township’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Curran Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,575 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is New Berlin Jr High School, then New Berlin 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 Curran Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1017)Better than 28%
Towns in Sangamon County (26)Better than 42%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 414 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Curran Township anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Curran Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (421 in math, 406 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Berlin Elementary Schoolin New BerlinC
6–8New Berlin Jr High Schoolin New BerlinC+
9–12New Berlin High Schoolin New BerlinB+

Curran Township’s public schools are run by New Berlin CUSD 16, which also serves Berlin, Curran, Island Grove and Loami and others. Parts of Curran Township (16% and 5% of its land) are served by Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 and Springfield School District 186 instead. 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.

New Berlin CUSD 16Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 863 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,575IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 406 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 421 students tested

Curran Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Curran TownshipB−New Berlin CUSD 16
CapitalC−Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
SpringfieldC−Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
WoodsideC−Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Springfield School District 186 PK–12
ChathamB+Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Auburn Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Island Grove—New Berlin CUSD 16

Every school in Curran Township

3 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 Curran Townshipin other towns
New Berlin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Berlin
C
452 students13:1Rate it →
New Berlin Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Berlin
C+
155 students12:1Rate it →
New Berlin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Berlin
B+
256 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Curran Township’s schools

Are Curran Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Curran Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Curran Township in?

New Berlin CUSD 16, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 863 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Curran Township are served by Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 and Springfield School District 186.

Where do Curran Township kids go to high school?

New Berlin High School in New Berlin, with 256 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Curran Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in New Berlin CUSD 16 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Curran Township spend per student?

$17,575 in New Berlin CUSD 16 (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.