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Schools in Germantown · Central Community High School District 71, Germantown School District 60

Germantown’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts

In Germantown, 46% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Germantown, 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
51%
▲ 22 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 20 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central Community High School District 71
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
887 students on the public path
In brief

Germantown’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1256 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Germantown’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Germantown runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Germantown Elem School (PK–8) is Germantown’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71 with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield: Central Comm High School in Breese. The high school’s own results earn a B+. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 51% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Germantown School District 60 $12,463, 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 Germantown’s grade

A Test scoresB Graduation

A: better than 93% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1256)Better than 98%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 292 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Germantown anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Germantown’s students in the tested grades sat them (308 in math, 278 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Germantown Elem SchoolGermantown School District 60A+
9–12Central Comm High Schoolin BreeseB+

Germantown runs its own schools through grade 8 (Germantown School District 60). From grade 9, students attend the Central Community High School District 71, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield. Its school is in Germantown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Germantown

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Germantown School District 60Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 258 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,463IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Germantown School District 6067%
State average 29.9% · 134 students tested
Math · PK–8, Germantown School District 6057%
State average 25.8% · 143 students tested

Germantown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GermantownAGermantown School District 60 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12

Every school in Germantown

2 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 Germantownin other towns
Germantown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
A+
258 students12:1Rate it →
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Germantown’s schools

Are Germantown’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Germantown children attend outscore 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Germantown in?

Two districts: Germantown School District 60 runs grades PK–8, and Central Community High School District 71 runs grades 9–12, shared with Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Breese, Burgess, Damiansville, Germantown, Helvetia, Looking Glass, Santa Fe, St. Rose, St. Rose, Sugar Creek, Wade and Wheatfield.

Where do Germantown kids go to high school?

Central Comm High School in Breese, with 629 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Germantown’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Germantown spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71 and $12,463 in Germantown School District 60 (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.