Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Downs’s public schools outscore 94% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 52% of Downs’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Downs, 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.
Downs’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 52% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,198 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 4 the district’s path is Tri-Valley Middle School, then Tri-Valley 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.
What’s behind Downs’s grade
A: better than 94% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Downs, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Downs
Tri-Valley Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 295 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Downs’s public schools are run by Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, which also serves Blue Mound, Dawson, Downs and Ellsworth and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Downs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Downs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Downs | A | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 |
| Old Town | B+ | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · McLean County Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| 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 |
All 2 neighbors share Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 with Downs, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Downs
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).
Questions about Downs’s schools
Are Downs’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Downs children attend outscore 94% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Downs in?
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,074 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Downs kids go to high school?
Tri-Valley High School, with 329 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Downs’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Downs spend per student?
$15,198 in Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Downs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Downs → They have their own page.
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.