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Schools in Elk Township · Elverado Community Unit School District 196

Elk Township’s public schools outscore 56% of Illinois districts

In Elk Township, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Elk Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
37%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 16% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
348 students on the public path
In brief

Elk Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 601 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elk Township’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 17% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,144 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 Elverado Intermediate School, then Elverado Junior High School, then Elverado High School. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Elk Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (601)Better than 75%
Towns in Jackson County (16)Better than 81%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 180 test results could put Elk Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Elk Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (175 in math, 185 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Elverado Primary SchoolElverado Community Unit School District 196No scores
3–5Elverado Intermediate Schoolin VergennesC
6–8Elverado Junior High Schoolin VergennesA−
9–12Elverado High SchoolElverado Community Unit School District 196C−

Elk Township’s public schools are run by Elverado Community Unit School District 196, which also serves Dowell, Elkville, Ora and Somerset 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.

Elverado Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 348 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,144IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 175 students tested

Elk Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elk TownshipBElverado Community Unit School District 196
De SotoC+De Soto Consolidated School District 86 PK–8 · Carbondale Community High School District 165 9–12
Six MileDZeigler-Royalton Community Unit School District 188
Vergennes—Elverado Community Unit School District 196

Every school in Elk Township

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).

District schools in Elk Townshipby address
Elverado Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Elkville
102 students13:1Rate it →
Elverado High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkville
C−
102 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Elk Townshipin other towns
Elverado Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Vergennes
C
75 students10:1Rate it →
Elverado Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vergennes
A−
69 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Elk Township’s schools

Are Elk Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Elk Township children attend outscore 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elk Township in?

Elverado Community Unit School District 196, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 348 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Elk Township kids go to high school?

Elverado High School in Elkville, with 102 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Elk Township spend per student?

$18,144 in Elverado Community Unit School District 196 (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.