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Schools in Honey Creek Township · Robinson Community Unit School District 2

Honey Creek Township’s public schools outscore 57% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Honey Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Honey Creek Township, 34% of tested students read at a proficient level, above 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
34%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,537 students on the public path
In brief

Honey Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1233 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Honey Creek Township’s, its schools beat 51%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 21% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,902 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 Lincoln Elementary School, then Nuttall Middle School, then Robinson High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

New Hebron Christian School (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 Honey Creek Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 57% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1233)Better than 51%
Towns in Crawford County (10)Better than 80%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 739 test results and a graduating class of 105 could put Honey Creek Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Honey Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (719 in math, 759 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Washington Elem Schoolin RobinsonNo scores
3–5Lincoln Elementary Schoolin RobinsonB
6–8Nuttall Middle Schoolin RobinsonB+
9–12Robinson High Schoolin RobinsonB−

Honey Creek Township’s public schools are run by Robinson Community Unit School District 2, which also serves Flat Rock, Montgomery, Prairie and Robinson and others. Parts of Honey Creek Township (17%, 3% and 3% of its land) are served by Oblong Community Unit School District 4, Palestine Community Unit School District 3 and Lawrence County Community Unit District 20 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.

Robinson Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,537 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,902IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 759 students tested
Math21%
State average 25.8% · 719 students tested

Honey Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Honey Creek TownshipBRobinson Community Unit School District 2
Montgomery—Palestine Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Robinson Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
Martin—Oblong Community Unit School District 4
Bond—Lawrence County Community Unit District 20
RobinsonBRobinson Community Unit School District 2
Petty—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10
Southwest—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

2 of the 6 neighbors share Robinson Community Unit School District 2 with Honey Creek Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Honey Creek 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).

Also serving Honey Creek Townshipin other towns
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Robinson
402 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Robinson
B
326 students13:1Rate it →
Nuttall Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Robinson
B+
362 students13:1Rate it →
Robinson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Robinson
B−
447 students14:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
New Hebron Christian School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Robinson
Private · Religious
133 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Honey Creek Township’s schools

Are Honey Creek Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Honey Creek Township children attend outscore 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Honey Creek Township in?

Robinson Community Unit School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,537 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Honey Creek Township are served by Oblong Community Unit School District 4, Palestine Community Unit School District 3 and Lawrence County Community Unit District 20.

Where do Honey Creek Township kids go to high school?

Robinson High School in Robinson, with 447 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Honey Creek Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Robinson Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Honey Creek Township spend per student?

$14,902 in Robinson Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Honey Creek Township?

Yes: New Hebron Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 133 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.