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Schools in Goose Lake Township · Morris Community High School District 101, Coal City Community Unit School District 1

Goose Lake Township’s public schools outscore 75% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 35% of Goose Lake Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Goose Lake 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
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Coal City Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
14.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,541 students on the public path
In brief

Goose Lake Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 35% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Morris Community High School District 101 spends $13,309 per student and Coal City Community Unit School District 1 $16,202, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Goose Lake Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 75% 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 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (755)Better than 72%
Towns in Grundy County (17)Better than 71%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,945 test results and a graduating class of 223 could put Goose Lake Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Goose Lake Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,905 in math, 1,984 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Goose Lake Township

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

Morris Community High School District 101Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 926 students · 17.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,309IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Coal City Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,129 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,202IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Morris School District 54Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 1,082 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,569IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10129%
State average 29.9% · 210 students tested
Math · 9–12, Morris Community High School District 10130%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 155%
State average 29.9% · 1075 students tested
Math · PK–12, Coal City Community Unit School District 146%
State average 25.8% · 1052 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Morris School District 5416%
State average 29.9% · 699 students tested
Math · PK–8, Morris School District 5418%
State average 25.8% · 645 students tested

Goose Lake Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Goose Lake TownshipA−Coal City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
WauponseeC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Aux SableB+Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12
FelixACoal City Community Unit School District 1
MorrisC+Morris School District 54 PK–8 · Morris Community High School District 101 9–12
Wilmington—Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U

3 of the 5 neighbors share Morris Community High School District 101 with Goose Lake Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Goose Lake Township

6 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 Goose Lake Townshipin other towns
White Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morris
C+
722 students13:1Rate it →
Coal City Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Coal City
437 students16:1Rate it →
Coal City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Coal City
A
454 students13:1Rate it →
Shabbona Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Morris
B−
360 students15:1Rate it →
Morris Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morris
B+
926 students18:1Rate it →
Coal City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Coal City
B+
642 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Goose Lake Township’s schools

Are Goose Lake Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Goose Lake Township children attend outscore 75% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Goose Lake Township in?

Morris Community High School District 101, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 926 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Goose Lake Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Morris Community High School and Coal City High School.

What is Goose Lake Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Morris Community High School District 101 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Goose Lake Township spend per student?

$13,309 in Morris Community High School District 101, $16,202 in Coal City Community Unit School District 1 and $13,569 in Morris School District 54 (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.