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Schools in Heyworth · Heyworth Community Unit School District 4

Heyworth’s public schools outscore 79% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 38% of Heyworth’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Heyworth, 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.

#165of 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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
873 students on the public path
In brief

Heyworth’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1164 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Heyworth’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 79% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 28% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,676 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 7 the district’s path is Heyworth 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 Heyworth’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

A−: better than 79% of Illinois school districts, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 79%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1164)Better than 87%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 464 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Heyworth anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Heyworth’s students in the tested grades sat them (470 in math, 458 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Heyworth Elem SchoolHeyworth Community Unit School District 4A−
7–12Heyworth Jr-Sr High SchoolHeyworth Community Unit School District 4B

Heyworth’s public schools are run by Heyworth Community Unit School District 4, which also serves Downs, Funks Grove and Randolph. 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.

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 873 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,676IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 458 students tested
Math28%
State average 25.8% · 470 students tested

Heyworth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HeyworthA−Heyworth Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Heyworth

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).

Also serving Heyworthin other towns
Heyworth Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
472 students14:1Rate it →
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
401 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Heyworth’s schools

Are Heyworth’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Heyworth children attend outscore 79% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #165 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Heyworth in?

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 873 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Heyworth’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Heyworth spend per student?

$16,676 in Heyworth 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.