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Schools in Mascoutah · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19

Mascoutah’s public schools outscore 90% of Illinois districts

52% of students in Mascoutah’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mascoutah, 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.

#61of 768 Illinois townsK–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
52%
▲ 22 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 16 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,345 students on the public path
In brief

Mascoutah’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1147 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mascoutah’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 90% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 42% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $15,184 per student in FY2024, against $21,567 across Illinois. 31% of its revenue that year was federal (Illinois 10%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Mascoutah Middle School, then Mascoutah High School. Enrollment is up 9% 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 Mascoutah’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A: better than 90% of Illinois school districts, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1147)Better than 96%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,113 test results and a graduating class of 302 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mascoutah’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,043 in math, 2,183 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–8Mascoutah Middle SchoolMascoutah Community Unit School District 19A
9–12Mascoutah High SchoolMascoutah Community Unit School District 19A

Mascoutah’s public schools are run by Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19, which also serves Engelmann, Freeburg, Mascoutah and New Baden 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.

Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 4,345 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,184IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 29.9% · 2183 students tested
Math42%
State average 25.8% · 2043 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 31% of the Mascoutah 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.

Mascoutah vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MascoutahAMascoutah Community Unit School District 19
Mascoutah Township—Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19
Shiloh ValleyAMascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · O'Fallon Township High School District 203 9–12
Engelmann—Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12

All 3 neighbors share Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 with Mascoutah, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Mascoutah

5 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 Mascoutahin other towns
Mascoutah Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
853 students17:1Rate it →
Scott Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scott Air Force Base
A
852 students15:1Rate it →
Wingate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shiloh
A−
424 students12:1Rate it →
Mascoutah Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
973 students15:1Rate it →
Mascoutah High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
1,243 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Mascoutah’s schools

Are Mascoutah’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mascoutah children attend outscore 90% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #61 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mascoutah in?

Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,345 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mascoutah kids go to high school?

Mascoutah High School, with 1,243 students; its own test results earn an A.

What is Mascoutah’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mascoutah spend per student?

$15,184 in Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 (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.