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Schools in Middlefork Township · Armstrong Township High School District 225, Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61

Middlefork Township’s public schools score below 67% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Middlefork Township’s districts is 16%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Middlefork 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to BK–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
25%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Potomac Community Unit School District 10
Students per teacher
8.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
332 students on the public path
In brief

Middlefork Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1467 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Middlefork Township’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Middlefork Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Armstrong Township High School District 225 spends $25,184 per student and Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 $23,225, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Armstrong 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 Middlefork Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 33% 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1467)Better than 28%
Towns in Vermilion County (19)Better than 37%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 174 test results and a graduating class of 45 could put Middlefork Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Middlefork Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (135 in math, 176 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–12Armstrong High SchoolArmstrong Township High School District 225B−

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Middlefork Township

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

Armstrong Township High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 114 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 8.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$25,184IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 81 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 7.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,225IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Potomac Community Unit School District 10Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 137 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 9.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,597IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22515%
State average 29.9% · 36 students tested
Math · 9–12, Armstrong Township High School District 22510%
State average 25.8% · 29 students tested · the state reports 0–20%
Reading · K–8, Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 6144%
State average 29.9% · 55 students tested
Math · K–8, Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 6115%
State average 25.8% · 52 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Potomac Community Unit School District 1017%
State average 29.9% · 85 students tested
Math · PK–8, Potomac Community Unit School District 1017%
State average 25.8% · 83 students tested

Middlefork Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Middlefork TownshipCPotomac Community Unit School District 10 PK–8 · Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
Butler—Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
Pilot—Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
Kerr—Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 K–8 · Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 K–8 · Armstrong Township High School District 225 9–12
South Ross—Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit PK–12 · Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
CompromiseB−Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 PK–8 · Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188 K–8 · Rantoul Township High School District 193 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Armstrong Township High School District 225 with Middlefork Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Middlefork 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 Middlefork Townshipby address
Potomac Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Potomac
C
137 students10:1Rate it →
Armstrong-Ellis Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Armstrong
B−
81 students8:1Rate it →
Armstrong High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Armstrong
B−
114 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Middlefork Township’s schools

Are Middlefork Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Middlefork Township children attend score below 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Middlefork Township in?

Armstrong Township High School District 225, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 114 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Middlefork Township kids go to high school?

Armstrong High School in Armstrong, with 114 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Middlefork Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Armstrong Township High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Middlefork Township spend per student?

$25,184 in Armstrong Township High School District 225, $23,225 in Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61 and $19,597 in Potomac 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.