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Schools in New Athens Township · Freeburg Community High School District 77, New Athens Community Unit School District 60

New Athens Township’s public schools outscore 85% of Illinois districts

52% of students in New Athens Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving New Athens 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.

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
52%
▲ 22 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
35%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70
Students per teacher
14.3
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
488 students on the public path
In brief

New Athens Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 889 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Athens Township’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 85% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 35% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Freeburg Community High School District 77 spends $16,047 per student and New Athens Community Unit School District 60 $14,719, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is New Athens Jr High, then New Athens 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 New Athens Township’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 85% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (889)Better than 99%
Towns in St. Clair County (21)Better than 71%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 913 test results and a graduating class of 161 could put New Athens Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of New Athens Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (909 in math, 915 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5New Athens ElemNew Athens Community Unit School District 60A
6–8New Athens Jr HighNew Athens Community Unit School District 60A
9–12New Athens High SchoolNew Athens Community Unit School District 60C

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

Three districts serve New Athens Township

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

Freeburg Community High School District 77Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 689 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,047IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
New Athens Community Unit School District 60Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 488 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,719IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 752 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,432IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7747%
State average 29.9% · 151 students tested
Math · 9–12, Freeburg Community High School District 7727%
State average 25.8% · 179 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6054%
State average 29.9% · 249 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Athens Community Unit School District 6033%
State average 25.8% · 226 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 7052%
State average 29.9% · 515 students tested
Math · PK–8, Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 7039%
State average 25.8% · 504 students tested

New Athens Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Athens TownshipANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Lenzburg—New Athens Community Unit School District 60
Freeburg—Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 PK–8 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
Prairie Du LongANew Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130 PK–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
FayettevilleA−New Athens Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · St. Libory Consolidated School District 30 K–8 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
New Athens (village)B+New Athens Community Unit School District 60

4 of the 5 neighbors share New Athens Community Unit School District 60 with New Athens Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in New Athens 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 New Athens Townshipby address
New Athens Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Athens
A
229 students15:1Rate it →
New Athens Jr High
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Athens
A
95 students14:1Rate it →
New Athens High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Athens
C
164 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about New Athens Township’s schools

Are New Athens Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Athens Township children attend outscore 85% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Athens Township in?

Freeburg Community High School District 77, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 689 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Athens Township kids go to high school?

New Athens High School in New Athens, with 164 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is New Athens Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Freeburg Community High School District 77 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does New Athens Township spend per student?

$16,047 in Freeburg Community High School District 77, $14,719 in New Athens Community Unit School District 60 and $14,432 in Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70 (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.