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Schools in Prairie Township · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A

Prairie Township’s public schools outscore 65% of Illinois districts

In Prairie Township, 30% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Prairie 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.

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
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 44% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
433 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1474 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Prairie Township’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 65% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 32% and math 30% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,045 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Stewardson-Strasburg High School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Trinity Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 Prairie Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 65% 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 65%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1474)Better than 78%
Towns in Shelby County (24)Better than 54%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 199 test results could put Prairie Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Prairie Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (207 in math, 191 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Stewardson-Strasburg Elem SchoolStewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5AA−
9–12Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolStewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5AB

Prairie Township’s public schools are run by Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A, which also serves Big Spring, Clarksburg, Holland and Richland and others. Parts of Prairie Township (2% of its land) are served by Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 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.

Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5AGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 433 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,045IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 29.9% · 191 students tested
Math30%
State average 25.8% · 207 students tested

Prairie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie TownshipB+Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A
Sigel—Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12 · Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Clarksburg—Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12 · Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 K–12
Banner—Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
Big Spring—Neoga Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12
Richland—Windsor Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12
Holland—Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12

5 of the 6 neighbors share Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A with Prairie Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prairie 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 Prairie Townshipby address
Stewardson-Strasburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Strasburg
A−
290 students14:1Rate it →
Stewardson-Strasburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Strasburg
B
143 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Trinity Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Stewardson
Private · Religious
104 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Township’s schools

Are Prairie Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Prairie Township children attend outscore 65% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Prairie Township in?

Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 433 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Prairie Township are served by Beecher City Community Unit School District 20.

Where do Prairie Township kids go to high school?

Stewardson-Strasburg High School in Strasburg, with 143 students; its own test results earn a B.

How much does Prairie Township spend per student?

$12,045 in Stewardson-Strasburg Community Unit District 5A (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Prairie Township?

Yes: Trinity Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 104 students).

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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.