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Schools in Monee Township · Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

Monee Township’s public schools score below 58% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

8% of students in Monee Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Monee 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.

#510of 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
15%
▼ 15 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 18 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.6K
▲ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
4
3,453 students on the public path
In brief

Monee Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1371 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Monee Township’s, its schools beat 36%, lower than their 42% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $23,596 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Crete-Monee Middle School, then Crete-Monee 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 Monee Township’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Illinois school districts, #510 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1371)Better than 36%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 12%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,652 test results and a graduating class of 362 could put Monee Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Monee Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,031 in math, 2,272 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
6–8Crete-Monee Middle SchoolCrete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UC
9–12Crete-Monee High Schoolin CreteC

Monee Township’s public schools are run by Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U, which also serves Crete, Crete, Monee and Park Forest and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-UGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 4,562 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$23,596IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 29.9% · 2272 students tested
Math8%
State average 25.8% · 1031 students tested

Monee Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Monee TownshipC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U
Park ForestC−Park Forest School District 163 PK–8 · Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12
CreteC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U PK–12 · Bloom Township High School District 206 9–12
Green GardenAPeotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 9–12
WillBPeotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Beecher Community Unit School District 200U PK–12
Richton ParkC−Elementary School District 159 PK–8 · Matteson Elementary School District 162 PK–8 · Rich Township High School District 227 9–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U with Monee Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Monee Township

5 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 Monee Townshipby address
Monee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Monee
C
373 students14:1Rate it →
Talala Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Park Forest
D−
305 students16:1Rate it →
Coretta Scott King Magnet Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · University Park
C
293 students13:1Rate it →
Crete-Monee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · University Park
C
1,002 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Monee Townshipin other towns
Crete-Monee High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crete
C
1,480 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Monee Township’s schools

Are Monee Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Monee Township children attend score below 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #510 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 36%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Monee Township in?

Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,562 students in 8 schools (2024–25).

Where do Monee Township kids go to high school?

Crete-Monee High School in Crete, with 1,480 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Monee Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Monee Township spend per student?

$23,596 in Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U (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.