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Schools in Granite City Township

Granite City Township’s public schools

Granite City Community Unit School District 9 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Granite City Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
10%
2020–21
Math proficiency
9%
2020–21
Graduate on time
71%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 37% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
12
5,334 students on the public path
In brief

Granite City Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Granite City Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Coolidge Junior High Sch places highest (better than 54%); Frohardt Elem School lowest (22%). 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 Granite City Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KPrather Elementary SchoolGranite City Community Unit School District 9No scores
3–4Frohardt Elem SchoolGranite City Community Unit School District 9C−
7–8Coolidge Junior High SchGranite City Community Unit School District 9B−
9–12Granite City High SchoolGranite City Community Unit School District 9C

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Granite City Community Unit School District 9.

The district

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

Granite City Community Unit School District 9Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 5,747 students · 17.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,631IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading10%
State average 29.9% · 2805 students tested
Math9%
State average 25.8% · 421 students tested

Granite City Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Granite City Township—Granite City Community Unit School District 9
NameokiD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
Granite City (city)D−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
VeniceD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
MadisonD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
Pontoon BeachD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9
ChouteauD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12

All 6 neighbors share Granite City Community Unit School District 9 with Granite City Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Granite City Township

12 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 Granite City Townshipby address
Prather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Granite City
612 students17:1Rate it →
Wilson Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Granite City
448 students15:1Rate it →
Maryville Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Granite City
395 students16:1Rate it →
Frohardt Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Granite City
C−
452 students16:1Rate it →
Grigsby Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Granite City
C+
818 students18:1Rate it →
Coolidge Junior High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Granite City
B−
854 students18:1Rate it →
Granite City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Granite City
C
1,755 students20:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Granite City Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Venice Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Granite City
62 students6:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Elizabeth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Granite City
Private · Catholic
166 students14:1Rate it →
Holy Family Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Granite City
Private · Catholic
146 students12:1Rate it →
Rivers of Life Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Granite City
Private · Religious
137 students12:1Rate it →
Coordinated Youth & Human Services
Grades 2–12 · Granite City
Private · Special education
54 students5:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Lake School).

Questions about Granite City Township’s schools

Are Granite City Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Granite City Township. Granite City Community Unit School District 9 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Granite City Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Granite City Township in?

Granite City Community Unit School District 9.

Where do Granite City Township kids go to high school?

Granite City High School.

Are there private schools in Granite City Township?

Yes: St. Elizabeth Elementary School (grades PK–8, 166 students), Holy Family Catholic School (grades PK–8, 146 students), Rivers of Life Christian School (grades PK–12, 137 students) and Coordinated Youth & Human Services (grades 2–12, 54 students).

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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.