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Schools in Santa Fe Township · Central Community High School District 71, Bartelso School District 57

Santa Fe Township’s public schools outscore 64% of Illinois districts

In Santa Fe Township, 38% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Santa Fe Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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
38%
▲ 8 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,076 students on the public path
In brief

Santa Fe Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 38% and math 26% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Bartelso School District 57 $11,185, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 11% 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 Santa Fe Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 64% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1308)Better than 65%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 60%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 762 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Santa Fe Township anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Santa Fe Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (767 in math, 757 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Bartelso Elem SchoolBartelso School District 57A+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Santa Fe Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Bartelso School District 57Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 166 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,185IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Bartelso School District 5777%
State average 29.9% · 113 students tested
Math · PK–8, Bartelso School District 5747%
State average 25.8% · 110 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 129%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Santa Fe Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Santa Fe TownshipBBartelso School District 57 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Lake—Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Covington—West Washington County Community Unit District 10 PK–12 · Nashville Consolidated Community School District 49 PK–8 · Nashville Community High School District 99 9–12
WadeBBreese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
GermantownAGermantown School District 60 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 with Santa Fe Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Santa Fe 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 Fe Townshipby address
Bartelso Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bartelso
A+
166 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Santa Fe Townshipin other towns
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Santa Fe Township’s schools

Are Santa Fe Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Santa Fe Township children attend outscore 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Santa Fe Township in?

Central Community High School District 71, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 629 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Santa Fe Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Central Comm High School and Carlyle High School.

What is Santa Fe Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Santa Fe Township spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71, $11,185 in Bartelso School District 57 and $16,519 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.