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Schools in Santa Anna Township · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18

Santa Anna Township’s public schools score below 69% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

18% of students in Santa Anna Township’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Santa Anna 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 about 8 in 10 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
18%
▼ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$19.4K
▼ 10% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
652 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Anna Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 18% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,407 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS, then Blue Ridge 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 Santa Anna Township’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 31% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1494)Better than 28%
Towns in De Witt County (13)Better than 38%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 282 test results could put Santa Anna Township anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Santa Anna Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (282 in math, 282 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Ruth M Schneider Elem SchoolBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18B+
4–8Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HSin MansfieldC+
9–12Blue Ridge High SchoolBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18B−

Santa Anna Township’s public schools are run by Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, which also serves Bellflower, Bellflower, Blue Ridge and De Witt and others. Parts of Santa Anna Township (3% of its land) are served by DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 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.

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 652 students · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,407IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading18%
State average 29.9% · 282 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 282 students tested

Santa Anna Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa Anna TownshipCBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Blue RidgeCBlue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
De Witt—DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 PK–12 · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 PK–12
West—Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 PK–12 · Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 PK–12
Rutledge—Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18
Goose Creek—DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57

4 of the 5 neighbors share Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 with Santa Anna Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Santa Anna Township

3 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 Santa Anna Townshipby address
Ruth M Schneider Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Farmer City
B+
265 students13:1Rate it →
Blue Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmer City
B−
155 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Santa Anna Townshipin other towns
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr HS
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Mansfield
C+
232 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Anna Township’s schools

Are Santa Anna Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Santa Anna Township children attend score below 69% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Anna Township in?

Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 652 students in 3 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Santa Anna Township are served by DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57.

Where do Santa Anna Township kids go to high school?

Blue Ridge High School in Farmer City, with 155 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Santa Anna Township spend per student?

$19,407 in Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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What Santa Anna 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.