Lamard Township’s public schools score below 77% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
16% of students in Lamard Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lamard 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.
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.
Lamard Township’s schools, in brief
Lamard Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Geff Elem School (K–8) is Lamard Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals: Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% 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 Lamard Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Fairfield Community High School District 225 spends $15,340 per student and Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 $17,628, 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 Lamard Township’s grade
C−: better than 23% 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 Lamard Township, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
1st grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
2nd grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
3rd grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
4th grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
5th grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
6th grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
7th grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
8th grade in Lamard Township
Geff Elem School
Grades K–8 · 100 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Geff
9th grade in Lamard Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
10th grade in Lamard Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
11th grade in Lamard Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
12th grade in Lamard Township
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fairfield
Lamard Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Geff Community Consolidated School District 14). From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals. Its high school is in Fairfield. Parts of Lamard Township (19% and 10% of its land) are served by North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 and Fairfield Public School District 112 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lamard Township
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
Lamard Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lamard Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lamard Township | C− | Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Big Mound | B | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Berry | — | Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 |
| Bedford | — | North Wayne Community Unit School District 200 |
| Jasper | B | Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Fairfield | C+ | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Lamard Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Lamard Township
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 Lamard Township’s schools
Are Lamard Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lamard Township children attend score below 77% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lamard Township in?
Two districts: Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 runs grades K–8, and Fairfield Community High School District 225 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Fairfield, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals.
Where do Lamard Township kids go to high school?
Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield, with 444 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Lamard Township’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Lamard Township spend per student?
$15,340 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 and $17,628 in Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lamard Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lamard Township → They have their own page.
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.