Photo: HeatherMarieKosur · CC BY-SA 4.0El Paso’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 31% of El Paso’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving El Paso, 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.
El Paso’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1487 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of El Paso’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 35% and math 31% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,098 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Centennial School, then EPG Middle School, then El Paso-Gridley 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.
What’s behind El Paso’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts, #238 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 El Paso, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in El Paso
Jefferson Park School
Grades PK–2 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in El Paso
Jefferson Park School
Grades PK–2 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in El Paso
Jefferson Park School
Grades PK–2 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in El Paso
Jefferson Park School
Grades PK–2 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in El Paso
Centennial School
Grades 3–4 · 165 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in El Paso
Centennial School
Grades 3–4 · 165 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in El Paso
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
6th grade in El Paso
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
7th grade in El Paso
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
8th grade in El Paso
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
9th grade in El Paso
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in El Paso
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in El Paso
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in El Paso
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher
El Paso’s public schools are run by El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11, which also serves El Paso, Greene, Gridley and Gridley and others. 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.
Well above the state in reading
El Paso vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share El Paso’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso | B+ | El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 |
Every school in El Paso
4 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 El Paso’s schools
Are El Paso’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools El Paso children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #238 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 El Paso in?
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,135 students in 4 schools (2024–25).
Where do El Paso kids go to high school?
El Paso-Gridley High School, with 364 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is El Paso’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does El Paso spend per student?
$15,098 in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What El Paso families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near El Paso → They have their own page.
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.