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Schools in Elsah Township · Jersey Community Unit School District 100

Elsah Township’s public schools outscore 62% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Elsah 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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,973 students on the public path
In brief

Elsah Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1502 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elsah Township’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 25% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,641 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one middle school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 5 the district’s path is Jersey Community Middle School, then Jersey Comm 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Elsah Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 62% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1502)Better than 71%
Towns in Jersey County (11)Better than 27%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,194 test results and a graduating class of 210 could put Elsah Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Elsah Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,193 in math, 1,194 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–7Jersey Community Middle Schoolin JerseyvilleB+
8–12Jersey Comm High Schoolin JerseyvilleB

Elsah Township’s public schools are run by Jersey Community Unit School District 100. Parts of Elsah Township (5% of its land) are served by Alton Community Unit School District 11 instead. 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.

Jersey Community Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,365 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,641IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 1194 students tested
Math25%
State average 25.8% · 1193 students tested

Elsah Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elsah TownshipBJersey Community Unit School District 100
GodfreyDAlton Community Unit School District 11
MississippiBJersey Community Unit School District 100
QuarryBJersey Community Unit School District 100

2 of the 3 neighbors share Jersey Community Unit School District 100 with Elsah Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. West Alton, MO borders Elsah Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Elsah 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).

Also serving Elsah Townshipin other towns
Jerseyville West Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Jerseyville
352 students14:1Rate it →
Grafton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Grafton
B−
171 students20:1Rate it →
Jersey Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–7 · Jerseyville
B+
489 students14:1Rate it →
Jersey Comm High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Jerseyville
B
961 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Elsah Township’s schools

Are Elsah Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Elsah Township children attend outscore 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elsah Township in?

Jersey Community Unit School District 100, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,365 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Elsah Township are served by Alton Community Unit School District 11.

What is Elsah Township’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Jersey Community Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Elsah Township spend per student?

$15,641 in Jersey Community Unit School District 100 (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.