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Schools in Lovington Township · Arthur Community Unit School District 305

Lovington Township’s public schools outscore 73% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Lovington 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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
458 students on the public path
In brief

Lovington Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1274 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lovington Township’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Lovington Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,458 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 Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond. Enrollment is down 15% since 2020–21. 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 Lovington Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 73% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1274)Better than 92%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 553 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Lovington Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lovington Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (546 in math, 560 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Lovington Grade SchoolArthur Community Unit School District 305B−
9–12Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammondin ArthurB

Lovington Township’s public schools are run by Arthur Community Unit School District 305, which also serves Arthur, Atwood, Bourbon and Dora 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.

Arthur Community Unit School District 305Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 925 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,458IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 560 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 546 students tested

Lovington Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lovington TownshipB+Arthur Community Unit School District 305
SullivanB−Sullivan Community Unit School District 300
Jonathan CreekBArthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Sullivan Community Unit School District 300 PK–12
LoweB+Arthur Community Unit School District 305
Dora—Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Arthur Community Unit School District 305 with Lovington Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lovington 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).

District schools in Lovington Townshipby address
Lovington Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lovington
B−
148 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Lovington Townshipin other towns
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
High · Grades 9–12 · Arthur
B
310 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lovington Township’s schools

Are Lovington Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lovington Township children attend outscore 73% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lovington Township in?

Arthur Community Unit School District 305, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 925 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lovington Township kids go to high school?

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in Arthur, with 310 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Lovington Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lovington Township spend per student?

$18,458 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 (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.