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Tonica Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

535 N 1981st Rd, Tonica, IL 61370 · (815) 442-3420 · Part of Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79

Eden Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
98
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Tonica Grade School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Eden Township kids: La Salle-Peru Twp High School

On the path

Where Eden Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Tonica Grade SchoolYou are here
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La Salle

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

535 N 1981st Rd, Tonica

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten6
Grade 19
Grade 26
Grade 312
Grade 417
Grade 59
Grade 617
Grade 78
Grade 811
Enrollment over time
133’20
137’21
110’22
123’23
98’24

Down 26.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 12%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tonica Grade School from Eden Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Eden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.