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Schools in Prairieton Township

Prairieton Township’s public schools

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairieton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 109% 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
26%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
13.7
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
2,918 students on the public path
In brief

Prairieton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Prairieton Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Taylorville Jr High School places highest (better than 64%); Central A & M Middle School lowest (28%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Prairieton Township, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools: Taylorville Sr High School and Central A & M High School. 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 Prairieton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central A & M Community Unit School District 21.

Two districts serve Prairieton Township

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

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 746 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,148IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,172 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,364IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central A & M Community Unit School District 2126%
State average 29.9% · 363 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central A & M Community Unit School District 2113%
State average 25.8% · 374 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 333%
State average 29.9% · 1097 students tested
Math · PK–12, Taylorville Community Unit School District 314%
State average 25.8% · 1145 students tested

Prairieton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairieton Township—Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 PK–12
Assumption—Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
Pleasant ViewB+Meridian Community Unit School District 15
MayB−Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Moweaqua—Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
Flat Branch—Central A & M Community Unit School District 21

3 of the 5 neighbors share Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 with Prairieton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prairieton 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).

Also serving Prairieton Townshipin other towns
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Taylorville
522 students15:1Rate it →
Bond Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Assumption
154 students14:1Rate it →
Gregory Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Moweaqua
B−
200 students11:1Rate it →
Memorial Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Taylorville
C
297 students18:1Rate it →
Taylorville Jr High School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Taylorville
B
614 students14:1Rate it →
Central A & M Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Assumption
C
177 students13:1Rate it →
Taylorville Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Taylorville
C
739 students15:1Rate it →
Central A & M High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Moweaqua
C+
215 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairieton Township’s schools

Are Prairieton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairieton Township. Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairieton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Prairieton Township in?

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 and Taylorville Community Unit School District 3.

Where do Prairieton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Taylorville Sr High School and Central A & M High School.

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What Prairieton 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). Stars are from neighbors.