Ladd’s public schools score below 76% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Ladd’s districts is 14%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ladd, 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.
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.
Ladd’s schools, in brief
Ladd runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Ladd Comm Cons Sch (PK–8) is Ladd’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Hall High School District 502 with Bureau Junction, Cherry, Dalzell, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville, Leepertown, Seatonville, Selby, Spring Valley and Westfield: Hall High School in Spring Valley. The high school’s own results earn a C+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Ladd’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Hall High School District 502 spends $20,020 per student and Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 $16,361, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Ladd’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ladd, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Ladd
Ladd Comm Cons Sch
Grades PK–8 · 183 students · 11:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ladd
Hall High School
Grades 9–12 · 388 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
10th grade in Ladd
Hall High School
Grades 9–12 · 388 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Spring Valley
Ladd runs its own schools through grade 8 (Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94). From grade 9, students attend the Hall High School District 502, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, Dalzell, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville, Leepertown, Seatonville, Selby, Spring Valley and Westfield. Its school is in Ladd. Parts of Ladd (7% of its land) are served by Dalzell School District 98 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Ladd
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Ladd vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Ladd’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ladd | C− | Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12 |
Every school in Ladd
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).
Questions about Ladd’s schools
Are Ladd’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ladd children attend score below 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ladd in?
Two districts: Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 runs grades PK–8, and Hall High School District 502 runs grades 9–12, shared with Bureau Junction, Cherry, Dalzell, De Pue, Hall, Hollowayville, Leepertown, Seatonville, Selby, Spring Valley and Westfield.
Where do Ladd kids go to high school?
Hall High School in Spring Valley, with 388 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Ladd’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Hall High School District 502 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Ladd spend per student?
$20,020 in Hall High School District 502 and $16,361 in Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ladd 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.