Palestine Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 46% of Palestine Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Palestine 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.
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.
Palestine Township’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 1476 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palestine Township’s, its schools beat 94%, higher than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 46% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 spends $15,098 per student and Eureka Community Unit District 140 $13,370, 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.
What’s behind Palestine Township’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Palestine Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Davenport Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 430 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
Jefferson Park School
Grades PK–2 · 261 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
5th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 436 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
6th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 436 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
7th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 436 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
8th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 436 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
EPG Middle School
Grades 5–8 · 345 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Gridley
9th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka High School
Grades 9–12 · 513 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
10th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka High School
Grades 9–12 · 513 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
11th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka High School
Grades 9–12 · 513 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
12th grade in Palestine Township · depends on your address
Eureka High School
Grades 9–12 · 513 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Eureka
El Paso-Gridley High School
Grades 9–12 · 364 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in El Paso
Palestine Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11). From grade PK, students attend the Eureka Community Unit District 140, shared with Congerville, Cruger, Eureka, Goodfield, Kansas, Montgomery and Olio. Its elementary school is in Eureka. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Palestine Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Palestine Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Palestine Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palestine Township | A− | El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Eureka Community Unit District 140 PK–12 |
| Kansas | — | Eureka Community Unit District 140 PK–12 · El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 |
| Montgomery | A | Eureka Community Unit District 140 |
| Olio | A | Eureka Community Unit District 140 |
| El Paso | B+ | El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 |
| Greene | — | Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 PK–12 · El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 |
3 of the 5 neighbors share Eureka Community Unit District 140 with Palestine Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Palestine Township
8 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).
Questions about Palestine Township’s schools
Are Palestine Township’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Palestine Township children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palestine Township in?
Two districts: El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 runs grades PK–12, and Eureka Community Unit District 140 runs grades PK–12, shared with Congerville, Cruger, Eureka, Goodfield, Kansas, Montgomery and Olio.
Where do Palestine Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Eureka High School and El Paso-Gridley High School.
What is Palestine Township’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Eureka Community Unit District 140 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Palestine Township spend per student?
$15,098 in El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11 and $13,370 in Eureka Community Unit District 140 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Palestine Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Palestine Township → They have their own page.
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.