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Schools in Irishtown Township · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

Irishtown Township’s public schools score below 62% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Irishtown Township, 18% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Irishtown 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.

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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–84%
▼ 4–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
926 students on the public path
In brief

Irishtown Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 892 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Irishtown Township’s, its schools beat 51%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% 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

80–84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Irishtown Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,519 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 Carlyle Junior High School, then Carlyle High School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. 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 Irishtown Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 38% 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 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (892)Better than 51%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 20%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 496 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Irishtown Township anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Irishtown Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (492 in math, 500 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Carlyle Elementary Schoolin CarlyleB+
5–8Carlyle Junior High Schoolin CarlyleB−
9–12Carlyle High Schoolin CarlyleB−

Irishtown Township’s public schools are run by Carlyle Community Unit School District 1. 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.

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math18%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Irishtown Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Irishtown TownshipC+Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
CarlyleC+Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Wheatfield—Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Tamalco—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Bond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12
East Fork—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Patoka Community Unit School District 100 PK–12
Clement—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

All 5 neighbors share Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 with Irishtown Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Irishtown Township

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 Irishtown Townshipin other towns
Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carlyle
B+
364 students14:1Rate it →
Carlyle Junior High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carlyle
B−
281 students14:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Irishtown Township’s schools

Are Irishtown Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Irishtown Township children attend score below 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ 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 Irishtown Township in?

Carlyle Community Unit School District 1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 926 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Irishtown Township kids go to high school?

Carlyle High School in Carlyle, with 281 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Irishtown Township’s graduation rate?

80–84% of the class of 2023 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Irishtown Township spend per student?

$16,519 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 (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.