Medina Township’s public schools outscore 89% of Illinois districts
On the state math tests, 50% of Medina Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Medina 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.
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.
Medina Township’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 50% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 spends $13,218 per student and Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 $13,871, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Jude Catholic School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Medina Township’s grade
A: better than 89% of Illinois school districts, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Medina Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Medina Township · depends on your address
Hickory Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 865 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Mossville Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 431 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Chillicothe
6th grade in Medina Township
Mossville Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 181 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mossville
7th grade in Medina Township
Mossville Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 181 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mossville
8th grade in Medina Township
Mossville Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 181 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mossville
9th grade in Medina Township · depends on your address
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Il Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 650 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Chillicothe
10th grade in Medina Township · depends on your address
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Il Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 650 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Chillicothe
11th grade in Medina Township · depends on your address
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Il Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 650 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Chillicothe
12th grade in Medina Township · depends on your address
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Dunlap
Il Valley Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 650 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Chillicothe
Medina Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321). From grade PK, students attend the Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, shared with Dunlap, Peoria and Radnor. Its high school is in Dunlap. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Medina Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Medina Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Medina Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Medina Township | A | Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 |
| Peoria City | C− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Peoria | B− | Peoria School District 150 PK–12 · Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Spring Bay | B+ | Riverview Consolidated Community School District 2 PK–8 · County of Woodford School 9–12 |
| Radnor | A | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 |
| Hallock | B+ | Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 PK–12 · Princeville Community Unit School District 326 PK–12 |
| Richwoods | C− | Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325 |
| Chillicothe | B+ | Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 |
| Kickapoo | B+ | Brimfield Community Unit School District 309 PK–12 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12 |
| Partridge | — | Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1 PK–8 · Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · County of Woodford School 9–12 |
2 of the 9 neighbors share Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 with Medina Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Medina Township
8 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).
Questions about Medina Township’s schools
Are Medina Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Medina Township children attend outscore 89% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #76 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Medina Township in?
Two districts: Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 runs grades PK–12, and Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 runs grades PK–12, shared with Dunlap, Peoria and Radnor.
Where do Medina Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Dunlap High School and Il Valley Central High School.
What is Medina Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Medina Township spend per student?
$13,218 in Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321 and $13,871 in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Medina Township?
Yes: St. Jude Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 285 students).
Parents talk
What Medina Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Medina Township → They have their own page.
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.