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Schools in Gridley Township · El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11

Gridley Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 31% of Gridley Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Gridley 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
35%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,135 students on the public path
In brief

Gridley Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1370 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Gridley Township’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 31% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,098 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Centennial School, then EPG Middle School, then El Paso-Gridley 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 Gridley Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1370)Better than 90%
Towns in McLean County (31)Better than 84%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 620 test results and a graduating class of 100 could put Gridley Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Gridley Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (610 in math, 631 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jefferson Park Schoolin El PasoNo scores
3–4Centennial Schoolin El PasoB+
5–8EPG Middle SchoolEl Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11A−
9–12El Paso-Gridley High Schoolin El PasoB+

Gridley Township’s public schools are run by El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11, which also serves El Paso, El Paso, Greene and Gridley and others. Parts of Gridley Township (10% and 3% of its land) are served by Lexington Community Unit School District 7 and McLean County Unit School District 5 instead. 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.

El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,135 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,098IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 29.9% · 631 students tested
Math31%
State average 25.8% · 610 students tested

Gridley Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Gridley TownshipB+El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11
El PasoB+El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11
Chenoa—Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8 PK–12 · Lexington Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
HudsonB+McLean County Unit School District 5
Waldo—El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Flanagan-Cornell District 74 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 with Gridley Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Gridley 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 Gridley Townshipby address
EPG Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Gridley
A−
345 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Gridley Townshipin other towns
Jefferson Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · El Paso
261 students12:1Rate it →
Centennial School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · El Paso
B+
165 students14:1Rate it →
El Paso-Gridley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · El Paso
B+
364 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Gridley Township’s schools

Are Gridley Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Gridley Township children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Gridley Township in?

El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,135 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Gridley Township are served by Lexington Community Unit School District 7 and McLean County Unit School District 5.

Where do Gridley Township kids go to high school?

El Paso-Gridley High School in El Paso, with 364 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Gridley Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Gridley Township spend per student?

$15,098 in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 (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.