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Schools in Grant Township · Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7

Grant Township’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Grant Township, 11% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Grant 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.

#536of 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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.6K
▲ 0% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
4
1,064 students on the public path
In brief

Grant Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1278 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Grant Township’s, its schools beat 44%, higher than their 37% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Grant Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 spends $21,609 per student and Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 $10,751, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Township’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 37% of Illinois school districts, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1278)Better than 44%
Towns in Vermilion County (19)Better than 42%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 744 test results and a graduating class of 71 could put Grant Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Grant Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (757 in math, 731 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Maple Elem SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11No scores
3–5John Greer Elem SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11C
6–8Hoopeston Area Middle SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11C−
9–12Hoopeston Area High SchoolHoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11C+

Grant Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11). From grade PK, students attend the Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7, shared with Alvan (Alvin), Ross, Rossville and South Ross. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Grant Township

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

Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,064 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,609IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 409 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$10,751IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 1117%
State average 29.9% · 550 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 119%
State average 25.8% · 593 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math · PK–12, Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 717%
State average 25.8% · 164 students tested

Grant Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Grant TownshipC+Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
RossBRossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7
Lovejoy—Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Milford Area Public School District 124 PK–12
Prairie Green—Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Milford Area Public School District 124 PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 with Grant Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades. Prairie, IN borders Grant Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Grant Township

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).

District schools in Grant Townshipby address
Maple Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hoopeston
277 students14:1Rate it →
John Greer Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Hoopeston
C
232 students12:1Rate it →
Hoopeston Area Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hoopeston
C−
248 students12:1Rate it →
Hoopeston Area High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hoopeston
C+
307 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Grant Township’s schools

Are Grant Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Grant Township children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #536 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Grant Township in?

Two districts: Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 runs grades PK–12, and Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, shared with Alvan (Alvin), Ross, Rossville and South Ross.

Where do Grant Township kids go to high school?

Hoopeston Area High School in Hoopeston, with 307 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Grant Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Grant Township spend per student?

$21,609 in Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 and $10,751 in Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 (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.