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Schools in Lakewood

Lakewood’s public schools

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakewood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% 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
48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,248 students on the public path
In brief

Lakewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lakewood’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Main Street Elementary School places highest (better than 89%); Shelbyville High School lowest (42%). 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 Lakewood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
KShelbyville Kindergarten Centerin ShelbyvilleNo scores
1–3Main Street Elementary Schoolin ShelbyvilleA
4–8Moulton Elementary Schoolin ShelbyvilleB+
9–12Shelbyville High Schoolin ShelbyvilleC+

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

The district

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

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,248 students · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,289IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 29.9% · 580 students tested
Math25%
State average 25.8% · 568 students tested

Lakewood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lakewood—Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Lakewood

4 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 Lakewoodin other towns
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Shelbyville
78 students12:1Rate it →
Main Street Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Shelbyville
A
370 students14:1Rate it →
Moulton Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Shelbyville
B+
455 students13:1Rate it →
Shelbyville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shelbyville
C+
345 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakewood’s schools

Are Lakewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lakewood. Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lakewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Lakewood in?

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Lakewood kids go to high school?

Shelbyville High 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.