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Schools in Genesee Township

Genesee Township’s public schools

Sterling Community Unit District 5 and Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Genesee Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% 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
18%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Sterling Community Unit District 5
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,629 students on the public path
In brief

Genesee Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Genesee Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch places highest (better than 80%); Challand Middle School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Genesee Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three elementary schools and two middle schools: Challand Middle School and Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS. 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 Genesee Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
3–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sterling Community Unit District 5.

Two districts serve Genesee Township

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

Sterling Community Unit District 5Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,253 students · 15.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,512IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 375 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sterling Community Unit District 518%
State average 29.9% · 1647 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sterling Community Unit District 518%
State average 25.8% · 1380 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 39947%
State average 29.9% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 39932%
State average 25.8% · 189 students tested

Genesee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Genesee Township—Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12
Clyde—Morrison Community Unit School District 6
Jordan—Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12
HopkinsB−Sterling Community Unit District 5
WysoxA−Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Mount PleasantB−Morrison Community Unit School District 6

2 of the 5 neighbors share Sterling Community Unit District 5 with Genesee Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Genesee Township

7 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 Genesee Townshipin other towns
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
450 students15:1Rate it →
Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
407 students14:1Rate it →
Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Milledgeville
A−
192 students12:1Rate it →
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
B−
394 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
C+
277 students13:1Rate it →
Challand Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sterling
C+
726 students16:1Rate it →
Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS
High · Grades 6–12 · Milledgeville
B+
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Genesee Township’s schools

Are Genesee Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Genesee Township. Sterling Community Unit District 5 and Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Genesee Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Genesee Township in?

Sterling Community Unit District 5 and Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399.

Where do Genesee Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Challand Middle School and Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS.

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What Genesee Township families are saying about 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.