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Schools in Preemption Township · Sherrard Community Unit School District 200

Preemption Township’s public schools outscore 67% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Preemption Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 29% of students in Preemption Township’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Illinois average (26%). 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
▲ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,305 students on the public path
In brief

Preemption Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1356 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Preemption Township’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 27% and math 29% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,701 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one middle and one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Sherrard Jr High School, then Sherrard 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Preemption Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1356)Better than 72%
Towns in Mercer County (15)Better than 73%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 691 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Preemption Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Preemption Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (682 in math, 700 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
7–8Sherrard Jr High Schoolin SherrardA−
9–12Sherrard High Schoolin SherrardB

Preemption Township’s public schools are run by Sherrard Community Unit School District 200, which also serves Bowling, Greene, Matherville and Oak Grove and others. Parts of Preemption Township (10% and 7% of its land) are served by Mercer County School District 404 and Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 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.

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,305 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,701IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 700 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 682 students tested

Preemption Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Preemption TownshipB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
BowlingB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Rockridge Community Unit School District 300 K–12
Perryton—Mercer County School District 404
GreeneB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Richland GroveB+Sherrard Community Unit School District 200
Rural—Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 PK–12 · Orion Community Unit School District 223 PK–12

4 of the 5 neighbors share Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 with Preemption Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Preemption Township

5 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 Preemption Townshipby address
Matherville Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Matherville
B−
182 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Preemption Townshipin other towns
Winola Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Viola
C+
261 students16:1Rate it →
Sherrard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Sherrard
A−
224 students15:1Rate it →
Sherrard Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sherrard
A−
189 students12:1Rate it →
Sherrard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sherrard
B
449 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Preemption Township’s schools

Are Preemption Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Preemption Township children attend outscore 67% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Preemption Township in?

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,305 students in 5 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Preemption Township are served by Mercer County School District 404 and Rockridge Community Unit School District 300.

Where do Preemption Township kids go to high school?

Sherrard High School in Sherrard, with 449 students; its own test results earn a B.

What is Preemption Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Preemption Township spend per student?

$15,701 in Sherrard Community Unit School District 200 (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.