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Schools in Mission Township · Newark Community High School District 18, Serena CUSD 2

Mission Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Mission Township’s districts is 21%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mission 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 B#577of 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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70–79%
▼ 9–18 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Serena CUSD 2
Students per teacher
11.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
656 students on the public path
In brief

Mission Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1356 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mission Township’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 21% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 70–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Newark Community High School District 18 spends $21,517 per student and Serena CUSD 2 $20,344, 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 Mission Township’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts, #577 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 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1356)Better than 21%
Towns in LaSalle County (37)Better than 16%
DBA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 348 test results and a graduating class of 55 could put Mission Township anywhere from D to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mission Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (338 in math, 360 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–4Sheridan Elem SchoolSerena CUSD 2B−
5–8Serena Middle Schoolin SerenaB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+

Mission Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Serena CUSD 2). From grade 9, students attend the Newark Community High School District 18, shared with Big Grove, Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Nettle Creek, Newark and Yorkville. Its middle school is in Serena. Parts of Mission Township (17% and 4% of its land) are served by Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 and Miller Township Community Consolidated instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Mission Township

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

Newark Community High School District 18Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 175 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,517IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Serena CUSD 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 611 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,344IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Newark Community High School District 1834%
State average 29.9% · 41 students tested
Math · 9–12, Newark Community High School District 1824%
State average 25.8% · 44 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Serena CUSD 231%
State average 29.9% · 319 students tested
Math · PK–12, Serena CUSD 221%
State average 25.8% · 294 students tested

Mission Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mission TownshipCSerena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
SerenaCSerena CUSD 2
NorthvilleB+Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Somonauk Community Unit School District 432 PK–12
FoxA−Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
Miller—Serena CUSD 2 PK–12 · Miller Township Community Consolidated K–8 · Seneca Township High School District 160 9–12
SheridanCSerena CUSD 2
Big GroveANewark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12
Millington—Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 PK–12 · Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12

3 of the 7 neighbors share Serena CUSD 2 with Mission Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mission 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).

District schools in Mission Townshipby address
Sheridan Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sheridan
B−
135 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Mission Townshipin other towns
Serena Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Serena
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Newark Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newark
B+
175 students11:1Rate it →
Serena High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Serena
D
162 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mission Township’s schools

Are Mission Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mission Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #577 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 Mission Township in?

Two districts: Serena CUSD 2 runs grades PK–12, and Newark Community High School District 18 runs grades 9–12, shared with Big Grove, Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Nettle Creek, Newark and Yorkville.

Where do Mission Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Newark Comm High School and Serena High School.

What is Mission Township’s graduation rate?

70–79% of the class of 2023 in Serena CUSD 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Mission Township spend per student?

$21,517 in Newark Community High School District 18 and $20,344 in Serena CUSD 2 (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.