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Schools in Omphghent Township · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7, Staunton Community Unit School District 6

Omphghent Township’s public schools outscore 76% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 37% of Omphghent Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Omphghent 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
37%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
37%
▲ 11 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
15.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
6,958 students on the public path
In brief

Omphghent Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1392 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Omphghent Township’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 37% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 spends $16,319 per student and Staunton Community Unit School District 6 $12,987, 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 Omphghent Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 76% of Illinois school districts. 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 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1392)Better than 87%
Towns in Madison County (23)Better than 43%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,384 test results and a graduating class of 567 could put Omphghent Township anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Omphghent Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,320 in math, 4,448 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–27 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
3–5Worden Elementary SchoolEdwardsville Community Unit School District 7B+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Omphghent Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7). From grade PK, students attend the Staunton Community Unit School District 6, shared with Dorchester, Livingston, Olive, Staunton, Staunton and Williamson. Its elementary school is in Staunton. Parts of Omphghent Township (3% of its land) are served by Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Omphghent Township

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

Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,060 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,319IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Staunton Community Unit School District 6Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,165 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,987IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 739%
State average 25.8% · 3743 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Staunton Community Unit School District 640%
State average 29.9% · 614 students tested
Math · PK–12, Staunton Community Unit School District 622%
State average 25.8% · 577 students tested

Omphghent Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Omphghent TownshipA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Staunton Community Unit School District 6 PK–12
HamelA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
MoroA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
OliveBStaunton Community Unit School District 6

2 of the 3 neighbors share Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 with Omphghent Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Omphghent Township

13 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 Omphghent Townshipby address
Worden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Worden
B+
258 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Omphghent Townshipin other towns
Staunton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Staunton
B
541 students15:1Rate it →
N O Nelson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
347 students18:1Rate it →
Goshen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
346 students13:1Rate it →
Glen Carbon Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glen Carbon
318 students17:1Rate it →
LeClaire Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
312 students16:1Rate it →
Hamel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Hamel
126 students13:1Rate it →
Midway School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Moro
120 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
888 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
736 students13:1Rate it →
Staunton Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Staunton
B
240 students14:1Rate it →
Edwardsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edwardsville
A
2,342 students17:1Rate it →
Staunton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Staunton
B−
384 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Omphghent Township’s schools

Are Omphghent Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Omphghent Township children attend outscore 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Omphghent Township in?

Two districts: Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, and Staunton Community Unit School District 6 runs grades PK–12, shared with Dorchester, Livingston, Olive, Staunton, Staunton and Williamson.

Where do Omphghent Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Edwardsville High School and Staunton High School.

What is Omphghent Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Omphghent Township spend per student?

$16,319 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 and $12,987 in Staunton Community Unit School District 6 (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.