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Schools in Gladstone

Gladstone’s public schools

West Central Community Unit School District 235 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gladstone. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
11%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.0K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
702 students on the public path
In brief

Gladstone’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Gladstone’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. West Central High School places highest (better than 22%); West Central Middle School lowest (6%). 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 Gladstone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5West Central Elementary Schoolin BiggsvilleC−
6–8West Central Middle Schoolin StronghurstD
9–12West Central High Schoolin BiggsvilleC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Central Community Unit School District 235.

The district

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

West Central Community Unit School District 235Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 752 students · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,975IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading11%
State average 29.9% · 374 students tested
Math8%
State average 25.8% · 365 students tested

Gladstone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Gladstone—West Central Community Unit School District 235

Every school in Gladstone

3 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 Gladstonein other towns
West Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Biggsville
C−
321 students11:1Rate it →
West Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Stronghurst
D
169 students11:1Rate it →
West Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Biggsville
C−
212 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Gladstone’s schools

Are Gladstone’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Gladstone. West Central Community Unit School District 235 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gladstone. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Gladstone in?

West Central Community Unit School District 235.

Where do Gladstone kids go to high school?

West Central High 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.