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Schools in Greenup · Cumberland Community Unit School District 77

Greenup’s public schools outscore 63% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Greenup, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 19% of Greenup’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). 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
19%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
972 students on the public path
In brief

Greenup’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 877 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Greenup’s, its schools beat 83%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Greenup’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,767 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Cumberland Middle School, then Cumberland 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 Greenup’s grade

C Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 63% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (877)Better than 83%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 488 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Greenup anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Greenup’s students in the tested grades sat them (476 in math, 501 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Cumberland Elem Schoolin ToledoC+
5–8Cumberland Middle Schoolin ToledoC+
9–12Cumberland High Schoolin ToledoB−

Greenup’s public schools are run by Cumberland Community Unit School District 77, which also serves Cottonwood, Greenup, Jewett and Spring Point and others. 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.

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 972 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,767IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%
State average 29.9% · 501 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 476 students tested

Greenup vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GreenupBCumberland Community Unit School District 77

Every school in Greenup

3 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 Greenupin other towns
Cumberland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Toledo
C+
387 students12:1Rate it →
Cumberland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Toledo
C+
282 students20:1Rate it →
Cumberland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Toledo
B−
303 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Greenup’s schools

Are Greenup’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Greenup children attend outscore 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Greenup in?

Cumberland Community Unit School District 77, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 972 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Greenup kids go to high school?

Cumberland High School in Toledo, with 303 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Greenup’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Greenup spend per student?

$14,767 in Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 (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.