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Schools in Pendleton Township · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5

Pendleton Township’s public schools score below 62% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 13% of Pendleton Township’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pendleton 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
22%
▼ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 13 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
86%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.4K
▼ 1% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201
Students per teacher
13.6
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,355 students on the public path
In brief

Pendleton Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1198 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pendleton Township’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 spends $21,435 per student and Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 $21,775, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Mount Vernon 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pendleton Township’s grade

C Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 38% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 38%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1198)Better than 47%
Towns in Jefferson County (16)Better than 38%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 349 test results and a graduating class of 276 could put Pendleton Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pendleton Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (350 in math, 349 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade SchOpdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5B−
9–12Mount Vernon High Schoolin Mount VernonC

Parts of Pendleton Township (10% and 3% of its land) are served by Bluford Unit School District 318 and Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Pendleton Township

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

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,233 students · 14.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,435IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 122 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$21,775IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Bluford Unit School District 318 (KG-8) in Mount VernonGrades · 0 schools · 0 students
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20115%
State average 29.9% · 253 students tested
Math · 9–12, Mount Vernon Township High School District 20113%
State average 25.8% · 245 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 542%
State average 29.9% · 96 students tested
Math · PK–8, Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 512%
State average 25.8% · 105 students tested

Pendleton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pendleton TownshipC+Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12 · Bluford Unit School District 318 (KG-8) in Mount Vernon
Four Mile—Wayne City Community Unit School District 100
WebberCBluford Unit School District 318 PK–12 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
DahlgrenB−Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
Moores Prairie—Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 PK–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12
DoddsCSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 K–8 · Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 with Pendleton Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pendleton Township

2 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 Pendleton Townshipby address
Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Opdyke
B−
122 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Pendleton Townshipin other towns
Mount Vernon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mount Vernon
C
1,233 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pendleton Township’s schools

Are Pendleton Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pendleton Township children attend score below 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pendleton Township in?

Mount Vernon Township High School District 201, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,233 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Pendleton Township are served by Bluford Unit School District 318 and Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10.

Where do Pendleton Township kids go to high school?

Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, with 1,233 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Pendleton Township’s graduation rate?

86% of the class of 2023 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pendleton Township spend per student?

$21,435 in Mount Vernon Township High School District 201 and $21,775 in Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5 (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.