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Schools in Eden Township · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79

Eden Township’s public schools score below 66% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

15% of students in Eden Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Eden 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.

K–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
24%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.5K
▲ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,265 students on the public path
In brief

Eden Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1426 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Eden Township’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Eden Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Tonica Grade School (PK–8) is Eden Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, North Utica, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham: La Salle-Peru Twp High School in La Salle. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 15% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 spends $26,538 per student and Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 $20,821, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Eden Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresC Graduation

C: better than 34% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1426)Better than 27%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 32%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 362 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Eden Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Eden Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (375 in math, 349 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Tonica Grade SchoolTonica Community Consolidated School District 79C+
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La SalleB−

Eden Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79). From grade 9, students attend the LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120, shared with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, North Utica, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham. Its high school is in La Salle. Parts of Eden Township (18% and 4% of its land) are served by Oglesby Elementary School District 125 and Putnam County Community Unit School District 535 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Eden Township

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

LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,167 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$26,538IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 98 students, down 26% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,821IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12027%
State average 29.9% · 260 students tested
Math · 9–12, LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 12015%
State average 25.8% · 295 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Tonica Community Consolidated School District 7917%
State average 29.9% · 89 students tested
Math · PK–8, Tonica Community Consolidated School District 7917%
State average 25.8% · 80 students tested

Eden Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Eden TownshipCTonica Community Consolidated School District 79 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
LaSalleC−Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · LaSalle Elementary School District 122 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
Peru—Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · Peru Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
Vermillion—Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
Deer Park—Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82 K–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12 · Ottawa Township High School District 140 9–12
Hope—Lostant Community Unit School District 425 K–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
GranvilleB−Putnam County Community Unit School District 535

5 of the 6 neighbors share LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 with Eden Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Eden Township

2 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 Eden Townshipby address
Tonica Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Tonica
C+
98 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Eden Townshipin other towns
La Salle-Peru Twp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · La Salle
B−
1,167 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Eden Township’s schools

Are Eden Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Eden Township children attend score below 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Eden Township in?

Two districts: Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 runs grades PK–8, and LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 runs grades 9–12, shared with Cedar Point, Deer Park, Dimmick, Hope, LaSalle, LaSalle, Leonore, North Utica, Oglesby, Peru, Peru, Richland, Tonica, Utica, Vermillion and Waltham.

Where do Eden Township kids go to high school?

La Salle-Peru Twp High School in La Salle, with 1,167 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Eden Township’s graduation rate?

83% of the class of 2023 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Eden Township spend per student?

$26,538 in LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 and $20,821 in Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79 (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.