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B+
Schools in Ramsey Township · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

Ramsey Township’s public schools outscore 69% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Ramsey Township’s districts is 42%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ramsey 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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.7K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
393 students on the public path
In brief

Ramsey Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1079 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ramsey Township’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 23% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,730 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Ramsey High School. Enrollment is down 12% since 2020–21. 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 Ramsey Township’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 69% 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 69%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1079)Better than 88%
Towns in Fayette County (20)Better than 75%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 200 test results could put Ramsey Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ramsey Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (201 in math, 200 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ramsey Elem SchoolRamsey Community Unit School District 204A−
6–12Ramsey High SchoolRamsey Community Unit School District 204B+

Ramsey Township’s public schools are run by Ramsey Community Unit School District 204, which also serves Bingham, Carson, Hurricane and Ramsey and others. Parts of Ramsey Township (4% of its land) are served by Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A 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.

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 393 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 29.9% · 200 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 201 students tested

Ramsey Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ramsey TownshipB+Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Sefton—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
Hurricane—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
SharonB−Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12
Carson—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A K–12
Oconee—Pana Community Unit School District 8
South Hurricane—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204

4 of the 6 neighbors share Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 with Ramsey Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Ramsey Township

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).

District schools in Ramsey Townshipby address
Ramsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramsey
A−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Ramsey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramsey
B+
181 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ramsey Township’s schools

Are Ramsey Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ramsey Township children attend outscore 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ramsey Township in?

Ramsey Community Unit School District 204, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 393 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ramsey Township are served by Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A.

How much does Ramsey Township spend per student?

$15,730 in Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Parents talk

What Ramsey 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.