Fox Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts
In Fox Township, 40% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Fox 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.
Fox Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Newark Community High School District 18 spends $21,517 per student and Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 $12,112, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then one middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% 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.
What’s behind Fox Township’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fox Township, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Fox Township
Millbrook Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 89 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
6th grade in Fox Township
Millbrook Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 89 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
7th grade in Fox Township
Millbrook Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 89 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
8th grade in Fox Township
Millbrook Junior High School
Grades 5–8 · 89 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
9th grade in Fox Township · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Yorkville
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
10th grade in Fox Township · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Yorkville
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
11th grade in Fox Township · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Yorkville
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
12th grade in Fox Township · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Yorkville
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
Parts of Fox Township (20% of its land) are served by Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Fox Township
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
Fox Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fox Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fox Township | A− | Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Little Rock | B− | Plano Community Unit School District 88 |
| Kendall | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Northville | B+ | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12 |
| Mission | C | Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Big Grove | A | Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Millington | — | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Sandwich | B | Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 |
| Yorkville | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Newark Community High School District 18 with Fox Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Fox 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 Fox Township’s schools
Are Fox Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fox Township children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 81%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fox Township in?
Newark Community High School District 18, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 175 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fox Township are served by Sandwich Community Unit School District 430.
Where do Fox Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Yorkville High School and Newark Comm High School.
What is Fox Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Fox Township spend per student?
$21,517 in Newark Community High School District 18, $12,112 in Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 and $16,791 in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fox Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fox 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.