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Schools in Ridge Township

Ridge Township’s public schools

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 and Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 93% 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
48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
25%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,334 students on the public path
In brief

Ridge Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ridge Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Moulton Elementary School places highest (better than 73%); Okaw Valley High School lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ridge Township, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Shelbyville High School and Okaw Valley 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 Ridge Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4.

Two districts serve Ridge Township

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

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4Grades K–12 · 4 schools · 1,248 students · 13.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,289IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 456 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,257IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Shelbyville Community Unit School District 448%
State average 29.9% · 580 students tested
Math · K–12, Shelbyville Community Unit School District 425%
State average 25.8% · 568 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 30223%
State average 29.9% · 225 students tested
Math · PK–12, Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 30211%
State average 25.8% · 228 students tested

Ridge Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridge Township—Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 K–12
Rural—Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
Pickaway—Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Central A & M Community Unit School District 21 PK–12
RoseA−Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4
Okaw—Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 PK–12 · Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 K–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 with Ridge Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ridge Township

6 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 Ridge Townshipin other towns
Okaw Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bethany
B−
170 students11:1Rate it →
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center
Elementary · Grades K · Shelbyville
78 students12:1Rate it →
Moulton Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Shelbyville
B+
455 students13:1Rate it →
Okaw Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Findlay
B−
124 students11:1Rate it →
Shelbyville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shelbyville
C+
345 students13:1Rate it →
Okaw Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bethany
C
162 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Ridge Township’s schools

Are Ridge Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 and Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridge Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridge Township in?

Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4 and Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302.

Where do Ridge Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Shelbyville High School and Okaw Valley High School.

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What Ridge 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.