Elm Grove Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Elm Grove Township’s districts is 21%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Elm Grove 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.
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.
Elm Grove Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 993 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elm Grove Township’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Pekin Community High School District 303 spends $17,291 per student and Tremont Community Unit School District 702 $13,947, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is Tremont Middle School, then Tremont High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Good Shepherd Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Elm Grove Township’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elm Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Elm Grove Township · depends on your address
Tremont Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 304 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
Pekin Preschool Family Ed Center
Grades PK · 201 students · 22:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
4th grade in Elm Grove Township · depends on your address
Wilson Intermediate School
Grades 4–6 · 600 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
Washington Intermediate School
Grades 4–6 · 428 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Pekin
Tremont Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 304 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
5th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 291 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
6th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 291 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
7th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 291 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
8th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 291 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
9th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont High School
Grades 9–12 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
10th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont High School
Grades 9–12 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
11th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont High School
Grades 9–12 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
12th grade in Elm Grove Township
Tremont High School
Grades 9–12 · 288 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Tremont
Parts of Elm Grove Township (10% of its land) are served by Rankin Community School District 98 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Elm Grove Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Elm Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Elm Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Elm Grove Township | B− | Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12 · Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| Cincinnati | B | Rankin Community School District 98 K–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
| Tremont | A− | Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12 · Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701 PK–12 |
| Groveland | B | Morton Community Unit School District 709 PK–12 · Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · East Peoria School District 86 PK–8 |
| Dillon | — | Delavan Community Unit School District 703 PK–12 · Tremont Community Unit School District 702 PK–12 |
| Pekin | C | Pekin Public School District108 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Pekin Community High School District 303 with Elm Grove Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Elm Grove Township
10 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 Elm Grove Township’s schools
Are Elm Grove Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elm Grove Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Elm Grove Township in?
Pekin Community High School District 303, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,712 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Elm Grove Township are served by Rankin Community School District 98.
Where do Elm Grove Township kids go to high school?
Tremont High School in Tremont, with 288 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Elm Grove Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Pekin Community High School District 303 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Elm Grove Township spend per student?
$17,291 in Pekin Community High School District 303, $13,947 in Tremont Community Unit School District 702 and $17,938 in Pekin Public School District108 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Elm Grove Township?
Yes: Good Shepherd Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 95 students).
Parents talk
What Elm Grove Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Elm Grove Township → 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.