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Schools in Monmouth · Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238, United Community School District 304

Monmouth’s public schools score below 57% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 14% of Monmouth’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Monmouth, 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.

#505of 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
17%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
14%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,348 students on the public path
In brief

Monmouth’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1302 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Monmouth’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 14% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Monmouth’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 spends $14,023 per student and United Community School District 304 $18,592, 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 Monmouth’s grade

C− Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 43% of Illinois school districts, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1302)Better than 54%
C−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,172 test results and a graduating class of 125 could put Monmouth anywhere from C− to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Monmouth’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,143 in math, 1,203 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–33 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Monmouth runs its own schools through grade 12 (Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238). From grade PK, students attend the United Community School District 304, shared with Alexis, Bald Bluff, Coldbrook, Floyd, Hale, Kelly, Kirkwood, Lenox, Little York, Monmouth, North Henderson, North Henderson, Ontario, Rio, Spring Grove, Suez, Sumner and Tompkins. Its elementary school is in Monmouth. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Monmouth

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

Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,579 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,023IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
United Community School District 304Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,008 students · 11.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,592IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 23817%
State average 29.9% · 726 students tested
Math · PK–12, Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 23810%
State average 25.8% · 691 students tested
Reading · PK–12, United Community School District 30417%
State average 29.9% · 477 students tested
Math · PK–12, United Community School District 30419%
State average 25.8% · 452 students tested

Monmouth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MonmouthC+Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 PK–12 · United Community School District 304 PK–12

Every school in Monmouth

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).

Also serving Monmouthin other towns
Lincoln Early Childhood School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
324 students15:1Rate it →
United Elem Sch - North
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Alexis
B+
186 students11:1Rate it →
United Elem Sch - West
Elementary · Grades PK–3
C+
179 students11:1Rate it →
United Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
445 students13:1Rate it →
Monmouth-Roseville Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Roseville
C
214 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Monmouth’s schools

Are Monmouth’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Monmouth children attend score below 57% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #505 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Monmouth in?

Two districts: Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 runs grades PK–12, and United Community School District 304 runs grades PK–12, shared with Alexis, Bald Bluff, Coldbrook, Floyd, Hale, Kelly, Kirkwood, Lenox, Little York, Monmouth, North Henderson, North Henderson, Ontario, Rio, Spring Grove, Suez, Sumner and Tompkins.

What is Monmouth’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Monmouth spend per student?

$14,023 in Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238 and $18,592 in United Community School District 304 (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.