Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Shiloh Encampment Site · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPleasant Grove Township’s public schools score below 76% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
13% of students in Pleasant Grove Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pleasant Grove 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.
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.
Pleasant Grove Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1487 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pleasant Grove Township’s, its schools beat 18%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 23% 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
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Charleston Community Unit School District 1 spends $14,205 per student and Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 $15,880, 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.
What’s behind Pleasant Grove Township’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pleasant Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Franklin Elementary School
Grades PK · 243 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Mark Twain Elem School
Grades PK–K · 221 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
5th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades 4–6 · 698 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Grades K–5 · 653 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Riddle Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 589 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
6th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Jefferson Elem School
Grades 4–6 · 698 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
Mattoon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
7th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 401 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
8th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 610 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 401 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
9th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon High School
Grades 9–12 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston High School
Grades 9–12 · 795 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
10th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon High School
Grades 9–12 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston High School
Grades 9–12 · 795 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
11th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon High School
Grades 9–12 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston High School
Grades 9–12 · 795 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
12th grade in Pleasant Grove Township · depends on your address
Mattoon High School
Grades 9–12 · 888 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Mattoon
Charleston High School
Grades 9–12 · 795 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Charleston
Pleasant Grove Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Charleston Community Unit School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Mattoon Community Unit School District 2, shared with Humboldt, Humboldt, Lafayette, Mattoon, Mattoon, North Okaw and Paradise. Its elementary school is in Mattoon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pleasant Grove Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Pleasant Grove Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Pleasant Grove Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Township | C− | Charleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 |
| Hutton | — | Charleston Community Unit School District 1 |
| Cottonwood | — | Cumberland Community Unit School District 77 |
| Charleston | — | Charleston Community Unit School District 1 |
| Lafayette | C− | Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Charleston Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 |
| Paradise | — | Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 |
| Neoga | C− | Neoga Community Unit School District 3 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Charleston Community Unit School District 1 with Pleasant Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Pleasant Grove Township
8 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).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Lerna Bridges and Lerna TAOEP).
Questions about Pleasant Grove Township’s schools
Are Pleasant Grove Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pleasant Grove Township children attend score below 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 18%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pleasant Grove Township in?
Two districts: Charleston Community Unit School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Humboldt, Humboldt, Lafayette, Mattoon, Mattoon, North Okaw and Paradise.
Where do Pleasant Grove Township kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Mattoon High School and Charleston High School.
What is Pleasant Grove Township’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Pleasant Grove Township spend per student?
$14,205 in Charleston Community Unit School District 1 and $15,880 in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pleasant Grove 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.