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Schools in Sefton Township

Sefton Township’s public schools

Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 and Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sefton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 96% 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
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Students per teacher
12.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,892 students on the public path
In brief

Sefton Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sefton Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Brownstown Jr High School places highest (better than 82%); Brownstown High School lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sefton Township, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Vandalia Community High School and Brownstown 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 Sefton Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Brownstown Community Unit School District 201.

Two districts serve Sefton Township

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

Brownstown Community Unit School District 201Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 427 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,754IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,465 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,121IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brownstown Community Unit School District 20132%
State average 29.9% · 185 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brownstown Community Unit School District 20112%
State average 25.8% · 184 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Vandalia Community Unit School District 20327%
State average 29.9% · 699 students tested
Math · PK–12, Vandalia Community Unit School District 20317%
State average 25.8% · 689 students tested

Sefton Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sefton Township—Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 PK–12 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12
SharonB−Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12
Carson—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12 · Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A K–12
VandaliaB−Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
RamseyB+Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Loudon—St. Elmo Community Unit School District 202 PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12
AvenaCSt. Elmo Community Unit School District 202
Vandalia Township—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
OtegoC+Brownstown Community Unit School District 201

3 of the 8 neighbors share Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 with Sefton Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sefton 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 Sefton Townshipin other towns
Vandalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vandalia
B+
552 students15:1Rate it →
Brownstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brownstown
C+
264 students13:1Rate it →
Vandalia Junior High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Vandalia
C+
502 students14:1Rate it →
Brownstown Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Brownstown
A−
61 students12:1Rate it →
Vandalia Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vandalia
C+
411 students10:1Rate it →
Brownstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Brownstown
C−
102 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sefton Township’s schools

Are Sefton Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sefton Township. Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 and Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sefton Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Sefton Township in?

Brownstown Community Unit School District 201 and Vandalia Community Unit School District 203.

Where do Sefton Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Vandalia Community High School and Brownstown High School.

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What Sefton 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.