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Schools in Hall Township · Hall High School District 502, Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94

Hall Township’s public schools score below 82% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

10% of students in Hall Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Hall 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.

#656of 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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–74%
▼ 14–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,203 students on the public path
In brief

Hall Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1504 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hall Township’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 18% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Hall Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Hall High School District 502 spends $20,020 per student and Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 $16,361, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Hall High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Bede Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Hall Township’s grade

C− Test scoresD− Graduation

C−: better than 18% of Illinois school districts, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 18%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1504)Better than 12%
Towns in Bureau County (25)Better than 4%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 547 test results and a graduating class of 94 could put Hall Township anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Hall Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (550 in math, 545 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC
9–12Hall High SchoolHall High School District 502C+

Parts of Hall Township (10% and 7% of its land) are served by Dalzell School District 98 and Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Hall Township

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

Hall High School District 502Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 388 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,020IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 183 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,361IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 632 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,931IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 29.9% · 71 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 25.8% · 91 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Ladd Community Consolidated School District 9432%
State average 29.9% · 109 students tested
Math · PK–8, Ladd Community Consolidated School District 9412%
State average 25.8% · 99 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 9919%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 998%
State average 25.8% · 360 students tested

Hall Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hall TownshipC−Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
GranvilleB−Putnam County Community Unit School District 535
Westfield—Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175 PK–8 · La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
SelbyB−Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 PK–8 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Leepertown—Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Peru—Oglesby Elementary School District 125 PK–8 · Peru Elementary School District 124 PK–8 · LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120 9–12
Spring ValleyC−Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Hall High School District 502 with Hall Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hall Township

5 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 Hall Townshipby address
John F Kennedy Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Spring Valley
C
632 students13:1Rate it →
Ladd Comm Cons Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ladd
C
183 students11:1Rate it →
Hall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
C+
388 students11:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Hall Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Dalzell Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dalzell
A
45 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Bede Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Peru
Private · Catholic
262 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Hall Township’s schools

Are Hall Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hall Township children attend score below 82% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #656 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hall Township in?

Hall High School District 502, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 388 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hall Township are served by Dalzell School District 98 and Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175.

Where do Hall Township kids go to high school?

Hall High School in Spring Valley, with 388 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Hall Township’s graduation rate?

70–74% of the class of 2023 in Hall High School District 502 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Hall Township spend per student?

$20,020 in Hall High School District 502, $16,361 in Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 and $14,931 in Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Hall Township?

Yes: St. Bede Academy (Catholic, grades 9–12, 262 students).

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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.