Photo: Illinois2011 (Tyler Warren) · Public domainEdwardsville’s public schools outscore 77% of Illinois districts
Math proficiency in Edwardsville’s districts is 38%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Edwardsville, 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.
Edwardsville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1350 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Edwardsville’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 77% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 36% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 spends $19,317 per student and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 $16,319, 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.
What’s behind Edwardsville’s grade
A−: better than 77% of Illinois school districts, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Edwardsville, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Liberty Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Lincoln Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 736 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Edwardsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,342 students · 17:1 students per teacher
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
10th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Edwardsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,342 students · 17:1 students per teacher
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
11th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Edwardsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,342 students · 17:1 students per teacher
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
12th grade in Edwardsville · depends on your address
Edwardsville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,342 students · 17:1 students per teacher
East Alton-Wood River High Sch
Grades 9–12 · 539 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Wood River
Edwardsville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7). From grade 9, students attend the East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14, shared with Alton, Alton, Chouteau, East Alton, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, South Roxana, Wood River and Wood River. Its elementary school is in Edwardsville. Parts of Edwardsville (8% of its land) are served by Granite City Community Unit School District 9 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Edwardsville
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
Edwardsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Edwardsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Edwardsville | A− | Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Glen Carbon | A− | Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 |
| Pontoon Beach | D− | Granite City Community Unit School District 9 |
| South Roxana | C+ | Roxana Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12 |
| Edwardsville Township | A− | Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 |
| Pin Oak | A− | Triad Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 with Edwardsville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Edwardsville
14 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 Edwardsville’s schools
Are Edwardsville’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Edwardsville children attend outscore 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #198 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Edwardsville in?
Two districts: Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, and East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 runs grades 9–12, shared with Alton, Alton, Chouteau, East Alton, Granite City, Hartford, Roxana, South Roxana, Wood River and Wood River.
Where do Edwardsville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Edwardsville High School and East Alton-Wood River High Sch.
What is Edwardsville’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Edwardsville spend per student?
$19,317 in East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 and $16,319 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Edwardsville 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.