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Schools in Lewistown · Lewistown Community Unit School District 97

Lewistown’s public schools score below 86% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Lewistown, 11% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lewistown, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
14%
▼ 16 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
588 students on the public path
In brief

Lewistown’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 14% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,847 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Lewistown 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lewistown’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 14% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 14%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1023)Better than 12%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 287 test results could put Lewistown anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lewistown’s students in the tested grades sat them (280 in math, 294 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Central Elem SchoolLewistown Community Unit School District 97C
7–12Lewistown Jr/Sr High SchoolLewistown Community Unit School District 97C

Lewistown’s public schools are run by Lewistown Community Unit School District 97, which also serves Bernadotte, Bryant, Isabel and Kerton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Lewistown Community Unit School District 97Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 588 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,847IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading14%
State average 29.9% · 294 students tested
Math11%
State average 25.8% · 280 students tested

Lewistown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LewistownDLewistown Community Unit School District 97

Every school in Lewistown

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).

Also serving Lewistownin other towns
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
326 students13:1Rate it →
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
262 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lewistown’s schools

Are Lewistown’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lewistown children attend score below 86% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lewistown in?

Lewistown Community Unit School District 97, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 588 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lewistown spend per student?

$16,847 in Lewistown Community Unit School District 97 (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.