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Schools in Esmen Township

Esmen Township’s public schools

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426, Flanagan-Cornell District 74 in Cornell and Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Esmen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.5K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,133 students on the public path
In brief

Esmen Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Esmen Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Pontiac High School places highest (better than 60%); Cornell Elem School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Esmen Township, graded from C to C, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Pontiac 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Esmen Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Pontiac High Schoolin PontiacB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Pontiac Township High School District 90.

Four districts serve Esmen Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pontiac Township High School District 90Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 658 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,527IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 114 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,152IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Flanagan-Cornell District 74 in CornellGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Grades PK–8 · 4 schools · 1,135 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,487IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9022%
State average 29.9% · 173 students tested
Math · 9–12, Pontiac Township High School District 9027%
State average 25.8% · 163 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Cornell Community Consolidated School District 42622%
State average 29.9% · 66 students tested
Math · PK–8, Cornell Community Consolidated School District 42612%
State average 25.8% · 63 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 42913%
State average 29.9% · 653 students tested
Math · PK–8, Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 4299%
State average 25.8% · 625 students tested

Esmen Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Esmen Township—Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 PK–8 · Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Amity—Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426 PK–8 · Flanagan-Cornell District 74 in Cornell
Sunbury—Dwight Common School District 232 PK–8 · Dwight Township High School District 230 9–12 · Streator Township High School District 40 9–12
OdellB−Odell Community Consolidated School District 435 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12
Pontiac—Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 PK–8 · Pontiac Township High School District 90 9–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Pontiac Township High School District 90 with Esmen Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Esmen Township

3 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 Esmen Townshipin other towns
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Pontiac
361 students13:1Rate it →
Cornell Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cornell
C
114 students10:1Rate it →
Pontiac High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pontiac
B
658 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Esmen Township’s schools

Are Esmen Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Esmen Township. Pontiac Township High School District 90, Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426, Flanagan-Cornell District 74 in Cornell and Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Esmen Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Esmen Township in?

Pontiac Township High School District 90, Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426, Flanagan-Cornell District 74 in Cornell and Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429.

Where do Esmen Township kids go to high school?

Pontiac High 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). Stars are from neighbors.