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Schools in Salem Township

Salem Township’s public schools

West Carroll Community Unit School District 314, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 and Eastland Community Unit School District 308 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
20%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,700 students on the public path
In brief

Salem Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Salem Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Eastland Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); West Carroll Primary lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Salem Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Eastland Jr/Sr High School, Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS and West Carroll Middle 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 Salem Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Carroll Community Unit School District 314.

Three districts serve Salem Township

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

West Carroll Community Unit School District 314Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 839 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,799IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 375 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Eastland Community Unit School District 308Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 731 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,978IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, West Carroll Community Unit School District 31420%
State average 29.9% · 434 students tested
Math · PK–12, West Carroll Community Unit School District 31412%
State average 25.8% · 450 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 39947%
State average 29.9% · 190 students tested
Math · PK–12, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 39932%
State average 25.8% · 189 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Eastland Community Unit School District 30847%
State average 29.9% · 335 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eastland Community Unit School District 30836%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested

Salem Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Salem Township—West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12 · Eastland Community Unit School District 308 PK–12
Mount CarrollC−West Carroll Community Unit School District 314
Fairhaven—Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Freedom—Eastland Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 PK–12
Rock Creek-LimaA−Eastland Community Unit School District 308

2 of the 4 neighbors share West Carroll Community Unit School District 314 with Salem Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Salem 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 Salem Townshipin other towns
Eastland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shannon
A
433 students14:1Rate it →
West Carroll Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Savanna
C
432 students15:1Rate it →
Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Milledgeville
A−
192 students12:1Rate it →
Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS
High · Grades 6–12 · Milledgeville
B+
183 students10:1Rate it →
West Carroll Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mount Carroll
C+
162 students11:1Rate it →
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanark
B+
298 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Salem Township’s schools

Are Salem Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Salem Township. West Carroll Community Unit School District 314, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 and Eastland Community Unit School District 308 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Salem Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Salem Township in?

West Carroll Community Unit School District 314, Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 and Eastland Community Unit School District 308.

Where do Salem Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Eastland Jr/Sr High School, Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS and West Carroll Middle 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.