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Schools in Downs Township

Downs Township’s public schools

Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 and Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
53%
2020–21
Math proficiency
52%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,074 students on the public path
In brief

Downs Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Downs Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Tri-Valley Elem School places highest (better than 98%); Tri-Valley High School lowest (89%). 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 Downs Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Tri-Valley Elem SchoolTri-Valley Community Unit School District 3A+
4–8Tri-Valley Middle SchoolTri-Valley Community Unit School District 3A
9–12Tri-Valley High SchoolTri-Valley Community Unit School District 3A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3.

Three districts serve Downs Township

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

Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,074 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,198IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Le Roy Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 739 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,146IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 873 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,676IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 353%
State average 29.9% · 617 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 352%
State average 25.8% · 572 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Le Roy Community Unit School District 232%
State average 29.9% · 366 students tested
Math · PK–12, Le Roy Community Unit School District 233%
State average 25.8% · 368 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Heyworth Community Unit School District 438%
State average 29.9% · 458 students tested
Math · PK–12, Heyworth Community Unit School District 428%
State average 25.8% · 470 students tested

Downs Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Downs Township—Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
RandolphA−Heyworth Community Unit School District 4
Wilson—Clinton Community Unit School District 15
EmpireB+Le Roy Community Unit School District 2
Old TownB+Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12
BloomingtonB+McLean County Unit School District 5
Downs (village)ATri-Valley Community Unit School District 3

2 of the 6 neighbors share Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 with Downs Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Downs 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).

District schools in Downs Townshipby address
Tri-Valley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Downs
A+
295 students12:1Rate it →
Tri-Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Downs
A
450 students15:1Rate it →
Tri-Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Downs
A
329 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Downs Township’s schools

Are Downs Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Downs Township. Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 and Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Downs Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Downs Township in?

Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 and Heyworth Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Downs Township kids go to high school?

Tri-Valley High 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.