East Alton’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving East Alton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In East Alton, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). 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.
East Alton’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 708 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Alton’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports East Alton’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 spends $19,317 per student and East Alton School District 13 $20,263, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 East Alton’s grade
B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts, #416 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Alton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in East Alton · depends on your address
Bethalto East Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
Washington Elem School
Grades PK · 130 students
Kindergarten in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Bethalto East Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
1st grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Bethalto East Primary School
Grades PK–1 · 387 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
2nd grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Parkside Primary School
Grades 2–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
3rd grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Parkside Primary School
Grades 2–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
4th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 344 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Moro
5th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Eastwood Elem School
Grades K–5 · 393 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Meadowbrook Intermediate Sch
Grades 4–5 · 344 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Moro
6th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 556 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 193 students · 11:1 students per teacher
7th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 556 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 193 students · 11:1 students per teacher
8th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 556 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 193 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Civic Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 760 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
10th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Civic Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 760 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
11th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Civic Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 760 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
12th grade in East Alton · depends on your address
Civic Memorial High School
Grades 9–12 · 760 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Bethalto
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
Parts of East Alton (14%, 7% and 2% of its land) are served by Alton Community Unit School District 11, Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 and Roxana Community Unit School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve East Alton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
East Alton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share East Alton’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| East Alton | B | East Alton School District 13 PK–8 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Alton | — | Alton Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Alton (city) | D | Alton Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Wood River | B | Roxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Wood River (city) | C | Roxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 PK–8 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
All 4 neighbors share East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 with East Alton for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in East Alton
6 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 East Alton’s schools
Are East Alton’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools East Alton children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #416 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is East Alton in?
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 539 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of East Alton are served by Alton Community Unit School District 11, Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15 and Roxana Community Unit School District 1.
Where do East Alton kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Civic Memorial High School and East Alton-Wood River High Sch.
What is East Alton’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does East Alton spend per student?
$19,317 in East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, $20,263 in East Alton School District 13 and $16,148 in Bethalto Consolidated Unit School District 8 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What East Alton families are saying about 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.