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Schools in Louisville · North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Louisville’s public schools score below 91% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 12% of Louisville’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Louisville, 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
15%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 29% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
557 students on the public path
In brief

Louisville’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 12% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Louisville’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,261 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is North Clay Community 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 Louisville’s grade

C− Test scoresD Graduation

D: better than 9% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 9%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (438)Better than 11%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 268 test results and a graduating class of 48 could put Louisville anywhere from D− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Louisville’s students in the tested grades sat them (269 in math, 268 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8North Clay Elem/Jr High SchNorth Clay Community Unit School District 25C
9–12North Clay Community High SchoolNorth Clay Community Unit School District 25B−

Louisville’s public schools are run by North Clay Community Unit School District 25, which also serves Bible Grove, Blair, Hoosier and Iola 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.

North Clay Community Unit School District 25Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 557 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,261IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 29.9% · 268 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested

Louisville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LouisvilleDNorth Clay Community Unit School District 25

Every school in Louisville

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 Louisvillein other towns
North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
379 students11:1Rate it →
North Clay Community High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
178 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Louisville’s schools

Are Louisville’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Louisville children attend score below 91% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 11%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Louisville in?

North Clay Community Unit School District 25, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 557 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Louisville kids go to high school?

North Clay Community High School, with 178 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Louisville’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in North Clay Community Unit School District 25 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Louisville spend per student?

$15,261 in North Clay Community Unit School District 25 (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.