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Schools in Pigeon Grove Township · Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6

Pigeon Grove Township’s public schools outscore 62% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Pigeon Grove Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−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
32%
▲ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Spent per student
$16.2K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
292 students on the public path
In brief

Pigeon Grove Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1485 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pigeon Grove Township’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,173 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cissna Park Jr High School, then Cissna Park Sr High School. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. 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 Pigeon Grove Township’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 62% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1485)Better than 75%
Towns in Iroquois County (25)Better than 64%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 143 test results could put Pigeon Grove Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pigeon Grove Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (143 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–5Cissna Park Elementary SchoolCissna Park Community Unit School District 6No scores
6–8Cissna Park Jr High SchoolCissna Park Community Unit School District 6No scores
9–12Cissna Park Sr High SchoolCissna Park Community Unit School District 6B−

Pigeon Grove Township’s public schools are run by Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6, which also serves Ash Grove, Cissna Park and Fountain Creek. Parts of Pigeon Grove Township (16% and 7% of its land) are served by Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 and Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6Grades K–12 · 3 schools · 292 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,173IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 143 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 12 students tested · the state reports 0–49%

Pigeon Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pigeon Grove TownshipBCissna Park Community Unit School District 6
Fountain Creek—Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 PK–12 · Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 K–12
Cissna Park—Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6
LodaBPaxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Artesia—Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
Ash Grove—Milford Area Public School District 124 PK–12 · Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 K–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6 with Pigeon Grove Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pigeon Grove Township

3 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 Pigeon Grove Townshipby address
Cissna Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cissna Park
128 students13:1Rate it →
Cissna Park Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cissna Park
66 students13:1Rate it →
Cissna Park Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cissna Park
B−
98 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Pigeon Grove Township’s schools

Are Pigeon Grove Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Pigeon Grove Township children attend outscore 62% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pigeon Grove Township in?

Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 292 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Pigeon Grove Township are served by Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11 and Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10.

Where do Pigeon Grove Township kids go to high school?

Cissna Park Sr High School in Cissna Park, with 98 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Pigeon Grove Township spend per student?

$16,173 in Cissna Park 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.