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Schools in Gray Township · Grayville Community Unit School District 1

Gray Township’s public schools score below almost every Illinois district on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Gray Township’s districts is 12%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gray 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
50–59%
▼ 29–38 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
275 students on the public path
In brief

Gray Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

50–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Gray Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,331 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Grayville Jr Sr High School. 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 Gray Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 0% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 0%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (877)Better than 0%
Towns in White County (10)Better than 0%
D−C−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 128 test results and a graduating class of 33 could put Gray Township anywhere from D− to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Gray Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (119 in math, 138 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wells Elementary SchoolGrayville Community Unit School District 1C
6–12Grayville Jr Sr High SchoolGrayville Community Unit School District 1C

Gray Township’s public schools are run by Grayville Community Unit School District 1, which also serves Grayville. 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.

Grayville Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 275 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,331IL $21,567 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 138 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 119 students tested

Gray Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gray TownshipD−Grayville Community Unit School District 1
GrayvilleD−Grayville Community Unit School District 1
PhillipsB−Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5
Burnt Prairie—Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12

Bethel, IN and Wabash, IN border Gray Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Gray Township

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).

District schools in Gray Townshipby address
Wells Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grayville
C
130 students11:1Rate it →
Grayville Jr Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Grayville
C
145 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Gray Township’s schools

Are Gray Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Gray Township children attend score below 100% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gray Township in?

Grayville Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 275 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Gray Township’s graduation rate?

50–59% of the class of 2023 in Grayville Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Gray Township spend per student?

$16,331 in Grayville Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Gray Township families are saying about school.

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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.