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Schools in Georgetown Township · Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4, Westville Community Unit School District 2

Georgetown Township’s public schools score below 86% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

8% of students in Georgetown Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Georgetown 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.

#702of 768 Illinois townsK–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

15%

▼ 15 pts vs IL 30%

2020–21

Math proficiency

▼ 17 pts vs IL 26%

2020–21

Graduate on time

75–79%

▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$20.6K

▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K

FY2024 · Westville Community Unit School District 2

Students per teacher

14.9

IL 13.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

2,013 students on the public path

In brief

Georgetown Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Georgetown Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 spends $17,991 per student and Westville Community Unit School District 2 $20,568, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Georgetown Township’s grade

D Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 14% of Illinois school districts, #702 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 14%

Lower resultsHigher results

Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1161)Better than 11%

Towns in Vermilion County (19)Better than 5%

D⁻C⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 991 test results and a graduating class of 98 could put Georgetown Township anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Georgetown Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (872 in math, 1,110 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

Kindergarten in Georgetown Township · depends on your address

Judith Giacoma Elem School

Grades PK–6 · 610 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Westville

C⁻

Pine Crest Elementary School

Grades PK–5 · 429 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Georgetown

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C

7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to C

9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻

Georgetown Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4). From grade PK, students attend the Westville Community Unit School District 2, shared with Belgium, Danville, McKendree, Tilton and Westville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Georgetown Township

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

Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 864 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$17,991IL $21,567 · FY2024

C⁻

Westville Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,149 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 17.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)

$20,568IL $21,567 · FY2024

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 417%

State average 29.9% · 464 students tested

Math · PK–12, Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 49%

State average 25.8% · 422 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Westville Community Unit School District 213%

State average 29.9% · 646 students tested

Math · PK–12, Westville Community Unit School District 28%

State average 25.8% · 450 students tested

Georgetown Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Georgetown Township	D	Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
McKendree	—	Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Carroll	—	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Catlin	B	Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Danville	—	Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 PK–12 · Westville Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Elwood	C⁻	Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4
Belgium	—	Westville Community Unit School District 2
Westville	D	Westville Community Unit School District 2

4 of the 7 neighbors share Westville Community Unit School District 2 with Georgetown Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Georgetown Township

6 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).

District schools in Georgetown Townshipby address

Judith Giacoma Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Westville

C⁻

610 students16:1Rate it →

Pine Crest Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Georgetown

429 students13:1Rate it →

Mary Miller Junior High School

Middle · Grades 6–8 · Georgetown

192 students12:1Rate it →

Westville Jr High School

Middle · Grades 7–8 · Westville

C⁻

205 students23:1Rate it →

Westville High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Westville

C⁻

334 students17:1Rate it →

Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School

High · Grades 9–12 · Georgetown

C⁻

243 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Georgetown Township’s schools

Are Georgetown Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Georgetown Township children attend score below 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #702 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Georgetown Township in?

Two districts: Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, and Westville Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Belgium, Danville, McKendree, Tilton and Westville.

Where do Georgetown Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Westville High School and Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School.

What is Georgetown Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Westville Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Georgetown Township spend per student?

$17,991 in Georgetown-Ridge Farm Consolidated Unit School District 4 and $20,568 in Westville Community Unit School District 2 (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.