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Schools in Richland Township

Richland Township’s public schools

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Midland Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% 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
32%
2020–21
Math proficiency
22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Midland Community Unit School District 7
Students per teacher
10.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
776 students on the public path
In brief

Richland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Richland Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Midland Middle School places highest (better than 83%); Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Richland Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Midland Middle School and Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch. 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 Richland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21.

Two districts serve Richland Township

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

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,438IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Midland Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 657 students, down 6% since 2020–21
$12,797IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2132%
State average 29.9% · 166 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 2122%
State average 25.8% · 149 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Midland Community Unit School District 739%
State average 29.9% · 326 students tested
Math · PK–12, Midland Community Unit School District 724%
State average 25.8% · 315 students tested

Richland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Richland Township—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Midland Community Unit School District 7 PK–12
LaconBMidland Community Unit School District 7
Bell Plain—Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6 PK–12
CazenoviaA−Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 PK–12 · County of Woodford School 9–12
Hopewell—Midland Community Unit School District 7 PK–12 · Henry-Senachwine Consolidated Unit School District 5 PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Midland Community Unit School District 7 with Richland Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Richland Township

4 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 Richland Townshipin other towns
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lacon
B−
249 studentsRate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washburn
B
157 students11:1Rate it →
Midland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sparland
A−
214 studentsRate it →
Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12 · Washburn
C+
156 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (WCSEA-Lowpoint Washburn).

Questions about Richland Township’s schools

Are Richland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Richland Township. Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Midland Community Unit School District 7 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Richland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Richland Township in?

Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21 and Midland Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Richland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Midland Middle School and Lowpoint-Washburn Jr Sr High Sch.

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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.