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Schools in Norton Township

Norton Township’s public schools

Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
34%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▼ 9% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,638 students on the public path
In brief

Norton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Norton Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Herscher High School places highest (better than 70%); Tri-Point High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Norton Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Herscher High School and Tri-Point 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Norton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Herscher Community Unit School District 2.

Two districts serve Norton Township

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

Herscher Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,686 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,611IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 343 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$24,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Herscher Community Unit School District 234%
State average 29.9% · 859 students tested
Math · PK–12, Herscher Community Unit School District 232%
State average 25.8% · 846 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J22%
State average 29.9% · 178 students tested
Math · PK–12, Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J22%
State average 25.8% · 172 students tested

Norton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norton Township—Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J PK–12
PilotB+Herscher Community Unit School District 2
Rogers—Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J
EssexA−Herscher Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U PK–12 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Herscher Community Unit School District 2 with Norton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Norton Township

6 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 Norton Townshipin other towns
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1Rate it →
Tri Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Kempton
B−
116 students11:1Rate it →
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Piper City
B−
129 students10:1Rate it →
Limestone Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kankakee
B
468 students13:1Rate it →
Herscher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herscher
B+
542 students15:1Rate it →
Tri-Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cullom
C
98 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Norton Township’s schools

Are Norton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Norton Township. Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Norton Township in?

Herscher Community Unit School District 2 and Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-J.

Where do Norton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Herscher High School and Tri-Point High School.

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What Norton Township 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). Stars are from neighbors.