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Schools in Lagrange Township · Bond County Community Unit School District 2, Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3

Lagrange Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

36% of students in Lagrange Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lagrange 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
36%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▼ 18% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Bond County Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,854 students on the public path
In brief

Lagrange Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 686 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lagrange Township’s, its schools beat 42%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 36% and math 21% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Bond County Community Unit School District 2 spends $17,775 per student and Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 $15,125, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lagrange Township’s grade

B Test scoresC+ Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (686)Better than 42%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,236 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Lagrange Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lagrange Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (901 in math, 1,573 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Lagrange Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Bond County Community Unit School District 2). From grade PK, students attend the Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3, shared with Butler Grove, Butler, Coffeen, Donnellson, East Fork, Fillmore Consolidated, Grisham, Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Irving, Irving, Panama, Schram City, Taylor Springs, Witt and Witt. Its elementary school is in Hillsboro. Parts of Lagrange Township (7% of its land) are served by Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Lagrange Township

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

Bond County Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,550 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,775IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,518 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,125IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Bond County Community Unit School District 234%
State average 29.9% · 832 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bond County Community Unit School District 227%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hillsboro Community Unit School District 338%
State average 29.9% · 741 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hillsboro Community Unit School District 320%
State average 25.8% · 752 students tested

Lagrange Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lagrange TownshipBBond County Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Mulberry GroveCMulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
Shoal CreekBBond County Community Unit School District 2
CentralBBond County Community Unit School District 2
East ForkBHillsboro Community Unit School District 3

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

Every school in Lagrange Township

7 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 Lagrange Townshipin other towns
Greenville Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greenville
B−
514 students13:1Rate it →
Pocahontas Center
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Pocahontas
193 students11:1Rate it →
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hillsboro
B+
641 students14:1Rate it →
Hillsboro Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hillsboro
B+
319 students12:1Rate it →
Greenville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greenville
B−
284 students12:1Rate it →
Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greenville
B+
484 students14:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hillsboro
C
419 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lagrange Township’s schools

Are Lagrange Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Lagrange Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 42%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lagrange Township in?

Two districts: Bond County Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, and Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, shared with Butler Grove, Butler, Coffeen, Donnellson, East Fork, Fillmore Consolidated, Grisham, Hillsboro, Hillsboro, Irving, Irving, Panama, Schram City, Taylor Springs, Witt and Witt.

Where do Lagrange Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School and Hillsboro High School.

What is Lagrange Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Bond County Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lagrange Township spend per student?

$17,775 in Bond County Community Unit School District 2 and $15,125 in Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 (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.