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Schools in New Baden · Wesclin Community Unit School District 3, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19

New Baden’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts

49% of students in New Baden’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving New Baden, 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.

#125of 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
49%
▲ 19 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,633 students on the public path
In brief

New Baden’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1437 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Baden’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 38% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 spends $14,132 per student and Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 $15,184, 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 New Baden’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1437)Better than 96%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 2,769 test results and a graduating class of 302 could put New Baden anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of New Baden’s students in the tested grades sat them (2,703 in math, 2,834 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A

New Baden runs its own schools through grade 12 (Wesclin Community Unit School District 3). From grade PK, students attend the Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19, shared with Engelmann, Freeburg, Mascoutah, Mascoutah, Shiloh Valley and Shiloh. Its elementary school is in Mascoutah. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve New Baden

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

Wesclin Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,132IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 4,345 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,184IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wesclin Community Unit School District 337%
State average 29.9% · 651 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wesclin Community Unit School District 324%
State average 25.8% · 660 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 1952%
State average 29.9% · 2183 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mascoutah Community Unit School District 1942%
State average 25.8% · 2043 students tested

New Baden vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New BadenA−Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 PK–12

Every school in New Baden

9 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 New Badenin other towns
Mascoutah Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mascoutah
A
853 students17:1Rate it →
Scott Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scott Air Force Base
A
852 students15:1Rate it →
Wingate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shiloh
A−
424 students12:1Rate it →
Trenton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Trenton
B+
207 students15:1Rate it →
New Baden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–3
A
246 students14:1Rate it →
Wesclin Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Trenton
B
492 students13:1Rate it →
Mascoutah Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mascoutah
A
973 students15:1Rate it →
Mascoutah High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mascoutah
A
1,243 students16:1Rate it →
Wesclin Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trenton
B+
343 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about New Baden’s schools

Are New Baden’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Baden children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #125 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Baden in?

Two districts: Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–12, and Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 runs grades PK–12, shared with Engelmann, Freeburg, Mascoutah, Mascoutah, Shiloh Valley and Shiloh.

Where do New Baden kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mascoutah High School and Wesclin Sr High School.

What is New Baden’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does New Baden spend per student?

$14,132 in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 and $15,184 in Mascoutah Community Unit School District 19 (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.