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Schools in Griggsville · Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4

Griggsville’s public schools score below 77% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Griggsville, 12% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Griggsville, 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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$21.3K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
329 students on the public path
In brief

Griggsville’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 163 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Griggsville’s, its schools beat 35%, higher than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% 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 ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,342 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 Griggsville-Perry Middle School, then Griggsville-Perry 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 Griggsville’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 23% 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 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (163)Better than 35%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 156 test results could put Griggsville anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Griggsville’s students in the tested grades sat them (162 in math, 151 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Griggsville-Perry Primary SchoolGriggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4B
5–8Griggsville-Perry Middle Schoolin PerryC−
9–12Griggsville-Perry High SchoolGriggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4C−

Griggsville’s public schools are run by Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4, which also serves Fairmount, Flint, Griggsville and New Salem 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.

Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 329 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,342IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 162 students tested

Griggsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
GriggsvilleC−Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Griggsville

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 Griggsvillein other towns
Griggsville-Perry Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B
148 students9:1Rate it →
Griggsville-Perry Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Perry
C−
92 students8:1Rate it →
Griggsville-Perry High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
89 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Griggsville’s schools

Are Griggsville’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Griggsville children attend score below 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 35%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Griggsville in?

Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 329 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Griggsville kids go to high school?

Griggsville-Perry High School, with 89 students; its own test results earn a C−.

How much does Griggsville spend per student?

$21,342 in Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4 (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.