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Schools in Melrose Township · Quincy School District 172, Payson Community Unit School District 1

Melrose Township’s public schools score below 70% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 23% of Melrose Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Melrose 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.

#587of 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
23%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 36% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Quincy School District 172
Students per teacher
15.6
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,099 students on the public path
In brief

Melrose Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1379 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Melrose Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 30% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 23% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Quincy School District 172 spends $13,876 per student and Payson Community Unit School District 1 $14,712, 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 Melrose Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 30% of Illinois school districts, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1379)Better than 21%
Towns in Adams County (23)Better than 17%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,125 test results and a graduating class of 476 could put Melrose Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Melrose Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,959 in math, 3,292 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolQuincy School District 172B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Melrose Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Quincy School District 172). From grade PK, students attend the Payson Community Unit School District 1, shared with Burton, Fall Creek, Payson, Payson, Plainville and Richfield. Its school is in Quincy. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Melrose Township

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

Quincy School District 172Grades PK–12 · 8 schools · 6,264 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,876IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Payson Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 449 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,712IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Quincy School District 17224%
State average 29.9% · 3056 students tested
Math · PK–12, Quincy School District 17224%
State average 25.8% · 2690 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Payson Community Unit School District 114%
State average 29.9% · 236 students tested
Math · PK–12, Payson Community Unit School District 116%
State average 25.8% · 269 students tested

Melrose Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melrose TownshipCQuincy School District 172 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Quincy—Quincy School District 172
Quincy (city)CQuincy School District 172
Burton—Liberty Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Payson Community Unit School District 1 PK–12
Fall Creek—Payson Community Unit School District 1
EllingtonCQuincy School District 172
RiversideCQuincy School District 172

4 of the 6 neighbors share Quincy School District 172 with Melrose Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Melrose Township

3 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 Melrose Townshipby address
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
588 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Melrose Townshipin other towns
Quincy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quincy
B
1,295 students17:1Rate it →
Seymour High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Payson
C+
216 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Melrose Township’s schools

Are Melrose Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Melrose Township children attend score below 70% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #587 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Melrose Township in?

Two districts: Quincy School District 172 runs grades PK–12, and Payson Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, shared with Burton, Fall Creek, Payson, Payson, Plainville and Richfield.

What is Melrose Township’s graduation rate?

78% of the class of 2023 in Quincy School District 172 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Melrose Township spend per student?

$13,876 in Quincy School District 172 and $14,712 in Payson Community Unit School District 1 (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.