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Schools in Pin Oak Township · Triad Community Unit School District 2, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7

Pin Oak Township’s public schools outscore 81% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 40% of Pin Oak Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pin Oak 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.

#142of 768 Illinois townsK–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
38%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
40%
▲ 15 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▼ 24% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
15.9
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
8,185 students on the public path
In brief

Pin Oak Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 186 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pin Oak Township’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Triad Community Unit School District 2 spends $13,555 per student and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 $16,319, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pin Oak Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 81% of Illinois school districts, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 81%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (186)Better than 63%
Towns in Madison County (23)Better than 83%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,826 test results and a graduating class of 567 could put Pin Oak Township anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Pin Oak Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,746 in math, 5,906 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Goshen ElementaryEdwardsville Community Unit School District 7No scores
3–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
6–8Liberty Middle SchoolEdwardsville Community Unit School District 7A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Pin Oak Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Triad Community Unit School District 2). From grade PK, students attend the Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7, shared with Alhambra, Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Fort Russell, Glen Carbon, Hamel, Hamel, Moro, Omphghent, Roxana and Worden. Its elementary school is in Troy. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Pin Oak Township

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

Triad Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,009 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,555IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,060 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,319IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Triad Community Unit School District 241%
State average 29.9% · 2072 students tested
Math · PK–12, Triad Community Unit School District 243%
State average 25.8% · 2003 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 737%
State average 29.9% · 3834 students tested
Math · PK–12, Edwardsville Community Unit School District 739%
State average 25.8% · 3743 students tested

Pin Oak Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pin Oak TownshipA−Triad Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
EdwardsvilleA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
HamelA−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7
Edwardsville (city)A−Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14 9–12
JarvisATriad Community Unit School District 2
MarineATriad Community Unit School District 2

3 of the 5 neighbors share Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 with Pin Oak Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pin Oak Township

12 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 Pin Oak Townshipby address
Goshen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Edwardsville
346 students13:1Rate it →
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Edwardsville
A−
888 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Pin Oak Townshipin other towns
Silver Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
B+
757 students16:1Rate it →
C A Henning School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Troy
A−
706 students14:1Rate it →
St Jacob Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint Jacob
A+
262 students16:1Rate it →
Marine Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marine
A
141 students15:1Rate it →
Albert Cassens Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glen Carbon
A−
477 students17:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A−
417 students14:1Rate it →
Columbus Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Edwardsville
A
373 students17:1Rate it →
Worden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Worden
B+
258 students15:1Rate it →
Edwardsville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Edwardsville
A
2,342 students17:1Rate it →
Triad High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Troy
A−
1,218 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Pin Oak Township’s schools

Are Pin Oak Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pin Oak Township children attend outscore 81% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #142 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pin Oak Township in?

Two districts: Triad Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, and Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 runs grades PK–12, shared with Alhambra, Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Fort Russell, Glen Carbon, Hamel, Hamel, Moro, Omphghent, Roxana and Worden.

Where do Pin Oak Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Edwardsville High School and Triad High School.

What is Pin Oak Township’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Pin Oak Township spend per student?

$13,555 in Triad Community Unit School District 2 and $16,319 in Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 (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.