Hopkins Township’s public schools score below 53% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 18% of Hopkins Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hopkins 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.
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.
Hopkins Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1155 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hopkins Township’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 47% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,512 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then two elementary, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Hopkins Township’s grade
B−: better than 47% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hopkins Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 450 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Franklin Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 407 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Kindergarten in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 450 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Franklin Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 407 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
1st grade in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 450 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Franklin Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 407 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
2nd grade in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 450 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Franklin Elem School
Grades PK–2 · 407 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
3rd grade in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Washington Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 394 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
4th grade in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Washington Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 394 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
5th grade in Hopkins Township · depends on your address
Washington Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 394 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Lincoln Elem School
Grades 3–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
6th grade in Hopkins Township
Challand Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
7th grade in Hopkins Township
Challand Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
8th grade in Hopkins Township
Challand Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 726 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
9th grade in Hopkins Township
Sterling High School
Grades 9–12 · 999 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
10th grade in Hopkins Township
Sterling High School
Grades 9–12 · 999 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
11th grade in Hopkins Township
Sterling High School
Grades 9–12 · 999 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
12th grade in Hopkins Township
Sterling High School
Grades 9–12 · 999 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Sterling
Hopkins Township’s public schools are run by Sterling Community Unit District 5, which also serves Coleta, Genesee, Jordan and Palmyra and others. Parts of Hopkins Township (10% of its land) are served by Morrison Community Unit School District 6 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.
Well below the state in reading
Hopkins Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Hopkins Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Township | B− | Sterling Community Unit District 5 |
| Hume | — | Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145 K–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12 |
| Coloma | B− | Rock Falls Elementary School District 13 PK–8 · East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 PK–8 · Rock Falls Township High School District 301 9–12 |
| Sterling | — | Sterling Community Unit District 5 |
| Lyndon | — | Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3 |
| Genesee | — | Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12 |
| Mount Pleasant | B− | Morrison Community Unit School District 6 |
| Sterling (city) | B− | Sterling Community Unit District 5 |
| Jordan | — | Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12 |
4 of the 8 neighbors share Sterling Community Unit District 5 with Hopkins Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Hopkins Township
6 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).
Questions about Hopkins Township’s schools
Are Hopkins Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hopkins Township children attend score below 53% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hopkins Township in?
Sterling Community Unit District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,253 students in 6 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hopkins Township are served by Morrison Community Unit School District 6.
Where do Hopkins Township kids go to high school?
Sterling High School in Sterling, with 999 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Hopkins Township’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Sterling Community Unit District 5 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Hopkins Township spend per student?
$15,512 in Sterling Community Unit District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hopkins Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hopkins Township → They have their own page.
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.