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Schools in Kickapoo Township · Limestone Community High School District 310, Brimfield Community Unit School District 309

Kickapoo Township’s public schools outscore 70% of Illinois districts

Math proficiency in Kickapoo Township’s districts is 35%, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Kickapoo 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.

#267of 768 Illinois townsK–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
35%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Limestone Community High School District 310
Students per teacher
12.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,485 students on the public path
In brief

Kickapoo Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 831 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kickapoo Township’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 34% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Limestone Community High School District 310 spends $16,719 per student and Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 $16,391, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Daarul Uloom Islamic School (private) and St. Marys of Kickapoo (private) are 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 Kickapoo Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresD Graduation

B+: better than 70% of Illinois school districts, #267 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 70%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (831)Better than 63%
Towns in Peoria County (19)Better than 47%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 528 test results and a graduating class of 248 could put Kickapoo Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Kickapoo Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (518 in math, 538 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Brimfield Grade Schoolin BrimfieldA
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Kickapoo Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Brimfield Community Unit School District 309). From grade 9, students attend the Limestone Community High School District 310, shared with Bartonville, Bellevue, Hollis, Limestone, Norwood, Peoria, Peoria City and West Peoria. Its school is in Brimfield. Parts of Kickapoo Township (19%, 14%, 11%, 8% and 8% of its land) are served by Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, Elmwood Community Unit School District 322, Pleasant Valley School District 62, Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 and Peoria School District 150 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Kickapoo Township

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

Limestone Community High School District 310Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 898 students, down 5% since 2021–22 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Brimfield Community Unit School District 309Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 587 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,391IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Limestone Community High School District 31020%
State average 29.9% · 216 students tested
Math · 9–12, Limestone Community High School District 31017%
State average 25.8% · 200 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Brimfield Community Unit School District 30943%
State average 29.9% · 322 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brimfield Community Unit School District 30947%
State average 25.8% · 318 students tested

Kickapoo Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kickapoo TownshipB+Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
Peoria CityC−Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
PeoriaB−Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
LimestoneC+Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316 PK–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
RadnorADunlap Community Unit School District 323
RosefieldB+Elmwood Community Unit School District 322
RichwoodsC−Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325
MedinaAIllinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Limestone Community High School District 310 with Kickapoo Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Kickapoo 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).

Also serving Kickapoo Townshipin other towns
Brimfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brimfield
A
398 students13:1Rate it →
Limestone Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Peoria
C+
898 students13:1Rate it →
Brimfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brimfield
A−
189 students10:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Kickapoo Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Peoria
A+
433 students16:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Daarul Uloom Islamic School
Grades PK–12 · Peoria
Private · Religious
215 students8:1Rate it →
St. Marys of Kickapoo
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Edwards
Private · Catholic
87 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kickapoo Township’s schools

Are Kickapoo Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Kickapoo Township children attend outscore 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #267 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kickapoo Township in?

Two districts: Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 runs grades PK–12, and Limestone Community High School District 310 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bartonville, Bellevue, Hollis, Limestone, Norwood, Peoria, Peoria City and West Peoria.

Where do Kickapoo Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Limestone Community High School and Brimfield High School.

What is Kickapoo Township’s graduation rate?

77% of the class of 2023 in Limestone Community High School District 310 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Kickapoo Township spend per student?

$16,719 in Limestone Community High School District 310 and $16,391 in Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Kickapoo Township?

Yes: Daarul Uloom Islamic School (religious, grades PK–12, 215 students) and St. Marys of Kickapoo (Catholic, grades PK–8, 87 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.