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Schools in Marissa · Marissa Community Unit School District 40

Marissa’s public schools score below 72% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 19% of Marissa’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Marissa, 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
19%
▼ 11 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
492 students on the public path
In brief

Marissa’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $20,444 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 24% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Marissa 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 Marissa’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% 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 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1050)Better than 32%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 266 test results could put Marissa anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Marissa’s students in the tested grades sat them (263 in math, 269 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Marissa Elem SchoolMarissa Community Unit School District 40C
7–12Marissa Jr & Sr High SchoolMarissa Community Unit School District 40C+

Marissa’s public schools are run by Marissa Community Unit School District 40, which also serves Lenzburg, Lively Grove and Marissa. 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.

Marissa Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 492 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,444IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%
State average 29.9% · 269 students tested
Math17%
State average 25.8% · 263 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 24% of the Marissa district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 10% across Illinois, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Marissa vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MarissaCMarissa Community Unit School District 40
Lenzburg—New Athens Community Unit School District 60

Every school in Marissa

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 Marissain other towns
Marissa Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
266 students12:1Rate it →
Marissa Jr & Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
C+
226 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Marissa’s schools

Are Marissa’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marissa children attend score below 72% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marissa in?

Marissa Community Unit School District 40, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 492 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Marissa spend per student?

$20,444 in Marissa Community Unit School District 40 (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.