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Schools in Goode Township · Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

Goode Township’s public schools score below 54% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Goode Township’s districts is 21%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Goode Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#481of 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
548 students on the public path
In brief

Goode Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1248 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Goode Township’s, its schools beat 58%, higher than their 46% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,627 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Sesser-Valier Jr High School, then Sesser-Valier High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Goode Township’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 46% of Illinois school districts, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1248)Better than 58%
Towns in Franklin County (12)Better than 67%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 312 test results could put Goode Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Goode Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (312 in math, 312 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Sesser-Valier Elem SchoolSesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196B−
6–8Sesser-Valier Jr High SchoolSesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196C+
9–12Sesser-Valier High SchoolSesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196B+

Goode Township’s public schools are run by Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196, which also serves Barren, Sesser, Tyrone and Valier. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 548 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,627IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 312 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 312 students tested

Goode Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Goode TownshipB−Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196
TyroneC+Christopher Community Unit School District 99 PK–12 · Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 PK–12
Barren—Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 PK–12 · Ewing Northern Community Consolidated District 115 PK–8 · Benton Consolidated High School District 103 9–12
Bald Hill—Waltonville Community Unit School District 1
SesserB−Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196

3 of the 4 neighbors share Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 with Goode Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Goode Township

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).

District schools in Goode Townshipby address
Sesser-Valier Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sesser
B−
252 students12:1Rate it →
Sesser-Valier Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sesser
C+
121 students15:1Rate it →
Sesser-Valier High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sesser
B+
175 students10:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Communication Disorders / Autism Franklin County).

Questions about Goode Township’s schools

Are Goode Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Goode Township children attend score below 54% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #481 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Goode Township in?

Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 548 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Goode Township kids go to high school?

Sesser-Valier High School in Sesser, with 175 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Goode Township spend per student?

$15,627 in Sesser-Valier Community Unit School District 196 (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.