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Schools in Irvington Township · Centralia High School District 200, Irvington County Community Unit School District 11

Irvington Township’s public schools score below 63% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Irvington Township’s districts is 21%, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Irvington 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
21%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
27%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
69%
▼ 19 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Centralia High School District 200
Students per teacher
13.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
951 students on the public path
In brief

Irvington Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 21% and math 27% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 69% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Centralia High School District 200 spends $21,397 per student and Irvington County Community Unit School District 11 $14,691, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Centralia 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 Irvington Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD− Graduation

C+: better than 37% 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 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 37%
Towns in Washington County (16)Better than 19%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 534 test results and a graduating class of 214 could put Irvington Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Irvington Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (510 in math, 524 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–8Irvington Elem SchoolIrvington County Community Unit School District 11C
9–12Centralia High Schoolin CentraliaC+

Parts of Irvington Township (14% and 10% of its land) are served by Nashville Community High School District 99 and North Wamac School District 186 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Irvington Township

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

Centralia High School District 200Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 887 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,397IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Irvington County Community Unit School District 11Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 64 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,691IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 622 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,212IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20017%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · 9–12, Centralia High School District 20022%
State average 25.8% · 150 students tested
Reading · K–8, Irvington County Community Unit School District 115%
State average 29.9% · 45 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Math · K–8, Irvington County Community Unit School District 1124%
State average 25.8% · 34 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Nashville Consolidated Community School District 4923%
State average 29.9% · 346 students tested
Math · PK–8, Nashville Consolidated Community School District 4929%
State average 25.8% · 326 students tested

Irvington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Irvington TownshipC+Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Irvington County Community Unit School District 11 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
BrooksideCWillow Grove School District 46 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Richview—Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15 PK–8 · Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
HoyletonB−Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12
Wamac—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · North Wamac School District 186 K–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Centralia—Centralia School District 135 PK–8 · Central City School District 133 PK–8 · Centralia High School District 200 9–12
Beaucoup—Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Centralia High School District 200 with Irvington Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Irvington Township

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).

District schools in Irvington Townshipby address
Irvington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Irvington
C
64 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Irvington Townshipin other towns
Centralia High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Centralia
C+
887 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Irvington Township’s schools

Are Irvington Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Irvington Township children attend score below 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Irvington Township in?

Centralia High School District 200, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 887 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Irvington Township are served by Nashville Community High School District 99 and North Wamac School District 186.

Where do Irvington Township kids go to high school?

Centralia High School in Centralia, with 887 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is Irvington Township’s graduation rate?

69% of the class of 2023 in Centralia High School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Irvington Township spend per student?

$21,397 in Centralia High School District 200, $14,691 in Irvington County Community Unit School District 11 and $13,212 in Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 (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.