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Schools in Grant Park · Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

Grant Park’s public schools score below 56% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Grant Park’s districts is 24%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Grant Park, 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.

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
24%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
452 students on the public path
In brief

Grant Park’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% 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 $17,194 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Grant Park High School. Enrollment is up 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 Grant Park’s grade

B− Test scores

C+: better than 44% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1461)Better than 43%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 218 test results could put Grant Park anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Grant Park’s students in the tested grades sat them (208 in math, 228 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Grant Park Elem SchoolGrant Park Community Unit School District 6B−
9–12Grant Park High SchoolGrant Park Community Unit School District 6B−

Grant Park’s public schools are run by Grant Park Community Unit School District 6, which also serves Sumner and Yellowhead. 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.

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 452 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,194IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 228 students tested
Math22%
State average 25.8% · 208 students tested

Grant Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grant ParkC+Grant Park Community Unit School District 6

Every school in Grant Park

2 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 Grant Parkin other towns
Grant Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
325 students12:1Rate it →
Grant Park High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
127 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Grant Park’s schools

Are Grant Park’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Grant Park children attend score below 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grant Park in?

Grant Park Community Unit School District 6, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 452 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Grant Park kids go to high school?

Grant Park High School, with 127 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Grant Park spend per student?

$17,194 in Grant Park Community Unit School District 6 (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.