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Schools in Gilmer Township · Liberty Community Unit School District 2, Central CUSD 3

Gilmer Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Gilmer 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.

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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Central CUSD 3
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
885 students on the public path
In brief

Gilmer Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Gilmer Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Liberty Community Unit School District 2 spends $14,183 per student and Central CUSD 3 $15,858, 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 Gilmer Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1378)Better than 50%
Towns in Adams County (23)Better than 70%
CB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 714 test results and a graduating class of 70 could put Gilmer Township anywhere from C to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Gilmer Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (723 in math, 704 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Gilmer Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Liberty Community Unit School District 2). From grade PK, students attend the Central CUSD 3, shared with Camp Point, Camp Point, Clayton, Clayton, Coatsburg, Columbus, Columbus, Concord, Golden, Honey Creek, Houston, La Prairie, McKee and Northeast. Its school is in Liberty. Parts of Gilmer Township (13% of its land) are served by Community Unit School District 4 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Gilmer Township

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

Liberty Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 589 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,183IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Central CUSD 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 743 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,858IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 236%
State average 29.9% · 296 students tested
Math · PK–12, Liberty Community Unit School District 234%
State average 25.8% · 292 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Central CUSD 320%
State average 29.9% · 408 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central CUSD 319%
State average 25.8% · 431 students tested

Gilmer Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gilmer TownshipB−Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Central CUSD 3 PK–12
EllingtonCQuincy School District 172
Burton—Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Columbus—Central CUSD 3 PK–12 · Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Honey Creek—Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Central CUSD 3 PK–12

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

Every school in Gilmer Township

4 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 Gilmer Townshipin other towns
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Liberty
A−
336 students13:1Rate it →
Central Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Golden
75 students10:1Rate it →
Central Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Camp Point
C
221 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Liberty
B+
253 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Gilmer Township’s schools

Are Gilmer Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Gilmer Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gilmer Township in?

Two districts: Liberty Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, and Central CUSD 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Camp Point, Camp Point, Clayton, Clayton, Coatsburg, Columbus, Columbus, Concord, Golden, Honey Creek, Houston, La Prairie, McKee and Northeast.

What is Gilmer Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Central CUSD 3 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Gilmer Township spend per student?

$14,183 in Liberty Community Unit School District 2 and $15,858 in Central CUSD 3 (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.