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Schools in Mount Olive · Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5

Mount Olive’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 16% of Mount Olive’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mount Olive, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–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
22%
▼ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
479 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Olive’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1092 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mount Olive’s, its schools beat 37%, higher than their 31% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% 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 ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,831 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Mt Olive 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 Mount Olive’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1092)Better than 37%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 246 test results could put Mount Olive anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Mount Olive’s students in the tested grades sat them (246 in math, 246 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Mt Olive Elementary SchoolMount Olive Community Unit School District 5C
9–12Mt Olive High SchoolMount Olive Community Unit School District 5B+

Mount Olive’s public schools are run by Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5, which also serves Cahokia, Lake Ka-Ho, Mount Olive and Walshville 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.

Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 479 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,831IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 29.9% · 246 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 246 students tested

Mount Olive vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount OliveCMount Olive Community Unit School District 5

Every school in Mount Olive

2 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 Mount Olivein other towns
Mt Olive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C
328 students11:1Rate it →
Mt Olive High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
151 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Olive’s schools

Are Mount Olive’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mount Olive children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 37%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Mount Olive in?

Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 479 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Mount Olive kids go to high school?

Mt Olive High School, with 151 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Mount Olive spend per student?

$15,831 in Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Mount Olive families are saying about school.

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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.