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Schools in Kirkwood

Kirkwood’s public schools

United Community School District 304 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Each public school’s letter compares its own results with the state’s other public schools. How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
17%
2020–21
Math proficiency
19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.6K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
810 students on the public path
In brief

Kirkwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Kirkwood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. United Elem Sch - North places highest (better than 65%); United Elem Sch - West lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Kirkwood, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: United Jr./Sr. 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–12United Jr./Sr. High Schoolin MonmouthB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the United Community School District 304.

The district

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

United Community School District 304Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,008 students · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,592IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 29.9% · 477 students tested
Math19%
State average 25.8% · 452 students tested

Kirkwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Kirkwood—United Community School District 304

Every school in Kirkwood

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 Kirkwoodin other towns
United Elem Sch - North
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Alexis
B+
186 students11:1Rate it →
United Elem Sch - West
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monmouth
C+
179 students11:1Rate it →
United Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Monmouth
B−
445 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Kirkwood’s schools

Are Kirkwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kirkwood. United Community School District 304 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kirkwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kirkwood in?

United Community School District 304.

Where do Kirkwood kids go to high school?

United Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Kirkwood 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.