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Schools in Pontoosuc

Pontoosuc’s public schools

Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pontoosuc. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 92% 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
22%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Illini West High School District 307
Students per teacher
12.4
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
505 students on the public path
In brief

Pontoosuc’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Pontoosuc’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Illini West High School places highest (better than 48%); Dallas City Elem School lowest (31%). 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 Pontoosuc, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Dallas City Elem Schoolin Dallas CityC
9–12Illini West High Schoolin CarthageB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Illini West High School District 307.

Two districts serve Pontoosuc

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

Illini West High School District 307Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 349 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,108IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Dallas Elementary School District 327Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 156 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 8.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,240IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30722%
State average 29.9% · 72 students tested
Math · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30717%
State average 25.8% · 72 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Dallas Elementary School District 32722%
State average 29.9% · 113 students tested
Math · PK–8, Dallas Elementary School District 32712%
State average 25.8% · 116 students tested

Pontoosuc vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pontoosuc—Dallas Elementary School District 327 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12
Pontoosuc Township—Dallas Elementary School District 327 PK–8 · Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325 PK–8 · Illini West High School District 307 9–12

Every school in Pontoosuc

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).

Also serving Pontoosucin other towns
Dallas City Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Dallas City
C
156 students9:1Rate it →
Illini West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carthage
B−
349 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pontoosuc’s schools

Are Pontoosuc’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pontoosuc. Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pontoosuc. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pontoosuc in?

Illini West High School District 307 and Dallas Elementary School District 327.

Where do Pontoosuc kids go to high school?

Illini West High 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.