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Schools in Godley

Godley’s public schools

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U and Braceville School District 75 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Godley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 122% 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
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U
Students per teacher
11.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,371 students on the public path
In brief

Godley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Godley’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Reed-Custer Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Braceville Elem School lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Godley, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Reed-Custer High School and Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S. 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 Godley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District.

Three districts serve Godley

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

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 154 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255UGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,393 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,619IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Braceville School District 75Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 130 students, up 27% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,331IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 29.9% · 39 students tested
Math · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 25.8% · 50 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U36%
State average 29.9% · 680 students tested
Math · PK–12, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U29%
State average 25.8% · 620 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Braceville School District 752%
State average 29.9% · 73 students tested
Math · PK–8, Braceville School District 7512%
State average 25.8% · 65 students tested

Godley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Godley—Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U PK–12 · Braceville School District 75 PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12
Braceville—Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U PK–12 · Braceville School District 75 PK–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12

Every school in Godley

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 Godleyin other towns
Reed-Custer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Braidwood
A
690 students13:1Rate it →
Braceville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Braceville
D
130 students10:1Rate it →
Reed-Custer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Braidwood
C+
397 students12:1Rate it →
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardner
B+
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Godley’s schools

Are Godley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Godley. Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U and Braceville School District 75 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Godley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Godley in?

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U and Braceville School District 75.

Where do Godley kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Reed-Custer High School and Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S.

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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.