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Schools in Philadelphia Township

Philadelphia Township’s public schools

Virginia Community Unit School District 64 and A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Philadelphia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% 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
42%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
554 students on the public path
In brief

Philadelphia Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Philadelphia Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Virginia Elem School places highest (better than 86%); A-C Central Middle School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Philadelphia Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Virginia Jr/ Sr High School and A-C Central Middle 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 Philadelphia Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Virginia Community Unit School District 64.

Two districts serve Philadelphia Township

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

Virginia Community Unit School District 64Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,804IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
A-C Central Community Unit School District 262Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 314 students, down 20% since 2020–21 · 10.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,540IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Virginia Community Unit School District 6442%
State average 29.9% · 147 students tested
Math · PK–12, Virginia Community Unit School District 6432%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested
Reading · PK–12, A-C Central Community Unit School District 26232%
State average 29.9% · 169 students tested
Math · PK–12, A-C Central Community Unit School District 2628%
State average 25.8% · 173 students tested

Philadelphia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Philadelphia Township—Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12 · A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12
Panther Creek—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12
Virginia—Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Ashland—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262

2 of the 3 neighbors share A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 with Philadelphia Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Philadelphia Township

4 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 Philadelphia Townshipin other towns
Virginia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Virginia
A
180 students13:1Rate it →
A-C Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chandlerville
C−
129 students8:1Rate it →
A-C Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ashland
C−
89 students12:1Rate it →
Virginia Jr/ Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Virginia
B
156 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Philadelphia Township’s schools

Are Philadelphia Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Philadelphia Township. Virginia Community Unit School District 64 and A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Philadelphia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Philadelphia Township in?

Virginia Community Unit School District 64 and A-C Central Community Unit School District 262.

Where do Philadelphia Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Virginia Jr/ Sr High School and A-C Central Middle 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.