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Schools in Paradise Township

Paradise Township’s public schools

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and Neoga Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/5schools 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
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Students per teacher
14.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,373 students on the public path
In brief

Paradise Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Paradise Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mattoon Middle School places highest (better than 48%); Neoga Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Paradise Township, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Mattoon Middle School and Neoga Jr/Sr 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 Paradise Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

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

Two districts serve Paradise Township

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

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,983 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,880IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Neoga Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 521 students, down 2% since 2021–22 · 12.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,640IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Mattoon Community Unit School District 224%
State average 29.9% · 1549 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mattoon Community Unit School District 213%
State average 25.8% · 1450 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Neoga Community Unit School District 311%
State average 29.9% · 246 students tested
Math · PK–12, Neoga Community Unit School District 315%
State average 25.8% · 252 students tested

Paradise Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paradise Township—Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
NeogaC−Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Mattoon—Mattoon Community Unit School District 2
Pleasant GroveC−Charleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12

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

Every school in Paradise Township

5 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 Paradise Townshipin other towns
Neoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neoga
C
241 students13:1Rate it →
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C+
653 students14:1Rate it →
Riddle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C
589 students15:1Rate it →
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1Rate it →
Neoga Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Neoga
B−
280 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Paradise Township’s schools

Are Paradise Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paradise Township. Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and Neoga Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paradise Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Paradise Township in?

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 and Neoga Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Paradise Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mattoon Middle School and Neoga Jr/Sr High School.

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What Paradise 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.