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Schools in Dunleith Township · East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119

Dunleith Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Dunleith Township’s districts is 45%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dunleith 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−#370of 768 Illinois townsK–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
45%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
623 students on the public path
In brief

Dunleith Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1491 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dunleith Township’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 45% and math 27% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,321 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 7 the district’s path is East Dubuque Jr High, then East Dubuque 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 Dunleith Township’s grade

A− Test scoresC− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1491)Better than 71%
Towns in Jo Daviess County (23)Better than 9%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 305 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Dunleith Township anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Dunleith Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (298 in math, 312 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6East Dubuque Elem SchoolEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119B
7–8East Dubuque Jr HighEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119A
9–12East Dubuque High SchoolEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119B+

Dunleith Township’s public schools are run by East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119, which also serves East Dubuque, Menominee and Menominee. 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.

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 623 students · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,321IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 29.9% · 312 students tested
Math27%
State average 25.8% · 298 students tested

Dunleith Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dunleith TownshipBEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119
MenomineeB+East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 PK–12 · Galena Unit School District 120 PK–12
East DubuqueBEast Dubuque Community Unit School District 119

All 2 neighbors share East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 with Dunleith Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Dubuque, IA and Jamestown, WI border Dunleith Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Dunleith 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 Dunleith Townshipby address
East Dubuque Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · East Dubuque
B
359 students12:1Rate it →
East Dubuque Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · East Dubuque
A
84 students12:1Rate it →
East Dubuque High School
High · Grades 9–12 · East Dubuque
B+
180 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dunleith Township’s schools

Are Dunleith Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Dunleith Township children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #370 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Dunleith Township in?

East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 623 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Dunleith Township kids go to high school?

East Dubuque High School in East Dubuque, with 180 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Dunleith Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Dunleith Township spend per student?

$16,321 in East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 (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.