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Schools in Selby Township · Princeton High School District 500, Princeton Elementary School District 115

Selby Township’s public schools score below 52% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

21% of students in Selby Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the four public school districts serving Selby 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
27%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Princeton Elementary School District 115
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
2
1,383 students on the public path
In brief

Selby Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1436 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Selby Township’s, its schools beat 56%, higher than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 27% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Selby Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Princeton High School District 500 spends $19,488 per student and Princeton Elementary School District 115 $15,908, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then two high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Selby Township’s grade

B− Test scoresA Graduation

B−: better than 48% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 48%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1436)Better than 56%
Towns in Bureau County (25)Better than 32%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 838 test results and a graduating class of 98 could put Selby Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Selby Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (830 in math, 846 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressB
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Parts of Selby Township (17%, 12% and 12% of its land) are served by Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94, Depue Community Unit School District 103 and Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Four districts serve Selby Township

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

Princeton High School District 500Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 479 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,488IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Princeton Elementary School District 115Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,091 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,908IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Hall High School District 502Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 388 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,020IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 79 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,384IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 29.9% · 106 students tested
Math · 9–12, Princeton High School District 50027%
State average 25.8% · 128 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11528%
State average 29.9% · 612 students tested
Math · PK–12, Princeton Elementary School District 11521%
State average 25.8% · 553 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 29.9% · 71 students tested
Math · 9–12, Hall High School District 50217%
State average 25.8% · 91 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Malden Community Consolidated School District 8424%
State average 29.9% · 57 students tested
Math · PK–8, Malden Community Consolidated School District 8415%
State average 25.8% · 58 students tested

Selby Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Selby TownshipB−Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 PK–8 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
Princeton—Princeton Elementary School District 115 PK–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
HallC−Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Leepertown—Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94 PK–8 · Hall High School District 502 9–12
Berlin—Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 PK–8 · La Moille Community Unit School District 303 K–12 · Princeton High School District 500 9–12
De PueDDepue Community Unit School District 103 PK–12 · Hall High School District 502 9–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Hall High School District 502 with Selby Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Selby Township

7 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 Selby Townshipin other towns
Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Princeton
217 students18:1Rate it →
Malden Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Malden
B
79 students10:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Princeton
220 students12:1Rate it →
Princeton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Princeton
B+
479 students16:1Rate it →
Hall High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spring Valley
C+
388 students11:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Selby Townshiprun by other districts or the state
DePue High School
High · Grades 9–12 · DePue
C−
86 students13:1Rate it →
DePue Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · DePue
C−
232 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Selby Township’s schools

Are Selby Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Selby Township children attend score below 52% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Selby Township in?

Princeton High School District 500, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 479 students in 1 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Selby Township are served by Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94, Depue Community Unit School District 103 and Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99.

Where do Selby Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Princeton High School and Hall High School.

What is Selby Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Princeton High School District 500 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Selby Township spend per student?

$19,488 in Princeton High School District 500, $15,908 in Princeton Elementary School District 115, $20,020 in Hall High School District 502 and $18,384 in Malden Community Consolidated School District 84 (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.