Seward Township’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Seward 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.
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.
Seward Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 681 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Seward Township’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Seward Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Jones Elementary School (K–4) and Minooka Jr High School (7–8) are Seward Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Minooka Community High School District 111 with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Minooka, Shorewood and Troy: Minooka Community High School in Channahon. The high school’s own results earn a B+, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 spends $16,775 per student and Minooka Community High School District 111 $18,494, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Seward Township’s grade
B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Seward Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Seward Township
Minooka Primary Center
Grades PK · 247 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
Kindergarten in Seward Township
Jones Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 553 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
1st grade in Seward Township
Jones Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 553 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
2nd grade in Seward Township
Jones Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 553 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
3rd grade in Seward Township
Jones Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 553 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
4th grade in Seward Township
Jones Elementary School
Grades K–4 · 553 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Joliet
5th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
6th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Intermediate School
Grades 5–6 · 941 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
7th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
8th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 1,024 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Minooka
9th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
10th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
11th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
12th grade in Seward Township
Minooka Community High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,918 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Channahon
Seward Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201). From grade 9, students attend the Minooka Community High School District 111, shared with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Minooka, Shorewood and Troy. Its middle school is in Minooka. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Seward Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Seward Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Seward Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Seward Township | B | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Aux Sable | B+ | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Troy | B− | Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C PK–8 · Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12 |
| Na-Au-Say | B+ | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Plainfield School District 202 PK–12 |
| Lisbon | — | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 K–8 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Minooka | B | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 PK–8 · Minooka Community High School District 111 9–12 |
| Plattville | — | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 with Seward Township for grades PK–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Seward 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).
Questions about Seward Township’s schools
Are Seward Township’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Seward Township children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #383 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Seward Township in?
Two districts: Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 runs grades PK–8, and Minooka Community High School District 111 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aux Sable, Channahon, Channahon, Minooka, Shorewood and Troy.
Where do Seward Township kids go to high school?
Minooka Community High School in Channahon, with 2,918 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Seward Township’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Minooka Community High School District 111 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Seward Township spend per student?
$16,775 in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 and $18,494 in Minooka Community High School District 111 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Seward 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.