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Schools in Denison Township · Lawrence County Community Unit District 20, Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

Denison Township’s public schools score below 87% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

13% of students in Denison Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Denison 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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
65–69%
▼ 19–23 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 19% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lawrence County Community Unit District 20
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,473 students on the public path
In brief

Denison Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1497 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Denison Township’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 13% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 65–69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 spends $17,403 per student and Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 $13,425, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Denison Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 13% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1497)Better than 7%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 999 test results and a graduating class of 100 could put Denison Township anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Denison Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,004 in math, 993 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Denison Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lawrence County Community Unit District 20). From grade PK, students attend the Red Hill Community Unit School District 10, shared with Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Christy, Lawrence, Lukin, Petty, Southwest and Sumner. Its elementary school is in Lawrenceville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Denison Township

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

Lawrence County Community Unit District 20Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,061 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,403IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 903 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,425IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lawrence County Community Unit District 2024%
State average 29.9% · 557 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lawrence County Community Unit District 2011%
State average 25.8% · 589 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Red Hill Community Unit School District 1039%
State average 29.9% · 436 students tested
Math · PK–12, Red Hill Community Unit School District 1017%
State average 25.8% · 415 students tested

Denison Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denison TownshipDLawrence County Community Unit District 20 PK–12 · Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
Lukin—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
LawrenceDLawrence County Community Unit District 20 PK–12 · Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
St. Francisville—Lawrence County Community Unit District 20
Allison—Lawrence County Community Unit District 20

3 of the 4 neighbors share Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 with Denison Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Vincennes, IN borders Denison Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Denison Township

4 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 Denison Townshipin other towns
Parkside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lawrenceville
C+
528 students13:1Rate it →
Bridgeport Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bridgeport
A−
314 students13:1Rate it →
Parkview Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lawrenceville
C+
235 students12:1Rate it →
Red Hill Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bridgeport
C+
396 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Denison Township’s schools

Are Denison Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Denison Township children attend score below 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Denison Township in?

Two districts: Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 runs grades PK–12, and Red Hill Community Unit School District 10 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Christy, Lawrence, Lukin, Petty, Southwest and Sumner.

What is Denison Township’s graduation rate?

65–69% of the class of 2023 in Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Denison Township spend per student?

$17,403 in Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 and $13,425 in Red Hill 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.