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Schools in Mason Township · Effingham Community Unit School District 40, Altamont Community Unit School District 10

Mason Township’s public schools score below 51% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 19% of Mason Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mason 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
19%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Students per teacher
12.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,571 students on the public path
In brief

Mason Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Mason Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Effingham Community Unit School District 40 spends $16,887 per student and Altamont Community Unit School District 10 $13,573, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Mason Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 49% 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 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1468)Better than 51%
Towns in Effingham County (15)Better than 0%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,506 test results and a graduating class of 186 could put Mason Township anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mason Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,527 in math, 1,485 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Mason Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Effingham Community Unit School District 40). From grade PK, students attend the Altamont Community Unit School District 10, shared with Altamont, Jackson, Moccasin, Mound and West. Its school is in Altamont. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Mason Township

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

Effingham Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,261 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Altamont Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 684 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,573IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4027%
State average 29.9% · 1157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4018%
State average 25.8% · 1211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Altamont Community Unit School District 1034%
State average 29.9% · 328 students tested
Math · PK–12, Altamont Community Unit School District 1024%
State average 25.8% · 316 students tested

Mason Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mason TownshipB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
West—Altamont Community Unit School District 10
Union—Dieterich Community Unit School District 30 PK–12 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12
Larkinsburg—North Clay Community Unit School District 25
JacksonB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Altamont Community Unit School District 10 with Mason Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mason Township

4 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 Mason Townshipin other towns
Altamont Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Altamont
B
462 students12:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Effingham
175 students11:1Rate it →
Effingham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Effingham
B
712 students14:1Rate it →
Altamont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Altamont
B−
222 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mason Township’s schools

Are Mason Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mason Township children attend score below 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 51%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mason Township in?

Two districts: Effingham Community Unit School District 40 runs grades PK–12, and Altamont Community Unit School District 10 runs grades PK–12, shared with Altamont, Jackson, Moccasin, Mound and West.

Where do Mason Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Effingham High School and Altamont High School.

What is Mason Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Effingham Community Unit School District 40 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mason Township spend per student?

$16,887 in Effingham Community Unit School District 40 and $13,573 in Altamont Community Unit School District 10 (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.