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Schools in Joshua Township

Joshua Township’s public schools

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4, Canton Union School District 66 and Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Joshua Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/11schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▼ 28% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Canton Union School District 66
Students per teacher
12.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,716 students on the public path
In brief

Joshua Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Joshua Township’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Spoon River Valley Elem School places highest (better than 80%); Westview Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Joshua Township, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: Canton High School, Cuba Sr High School and Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Joshua Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4.

Three districts serve Joshua Township

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

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 236 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 8.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,284IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Canton Union School District 66Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,094 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,539IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Fulton County Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 386 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,591IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 427%
State average 29.9% · 121 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 437%
State average 25.8% · 123 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Canton Union School District 6624%
State average 29.9% · 1095 students tested
Math · PK–12, Canton Union School District 6619%
State average 25.8% · 989 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Fulton County Community Unit School District 327%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Fulton County Community Unit School District 317%
State average 25.8% · 184 students tested

Joshua Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Joshua Township—Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Canton Union School District 66 PK–12 · Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
PutmanC−Fulton County Community Unit School District 3
Deerfield—Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 · Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Canton—Canton Union School District 66
Fairview—Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

2 of the 4 neighbors share Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 with Joshua Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Joshua Township

11 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 Joshua Townshipin other towns
Westview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canton
C+
377 students15:1Rate it →
Eastview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Canton
B−
288 students11:1Rate it →
Cuba Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cuba
B
188 students13:1Rate it →
Spoon River Valley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · London Mills
A−
134 students10:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Canton
C+
186 students10:1Rate it →
Ingersoll Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Canton
B−
631 students13:1Rate it →
Cuba Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cuba
B−
80 students10:1Rate it →
Spoon River Valley Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · London Mills
B+
42 students7:1Rate it →
Canton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Canton
B−
612 students14:1Rate it →
Cuba Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cuba
B−
118 students11:1Rate it →
Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · London Mills
B+
60 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Joshua Township’s schools

Are Joshua Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Joshua Township. Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4, Canton Union School District 66 and Fulton County Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Joshua Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Joshua Township in?

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4, Canton Union School District 66 and Fulton County Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Joshua Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Canton High School, Cuba Sr High School and Spoon River Valley Sr High Sch.

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What Joshua Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.