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Schools in Shafter Township

Shafter Township’s public schools

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 and Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shafter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 99% 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
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▼ 25% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Students per teacher
12.3
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,447 students on the public path
In brief

Shafter Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Shafter Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Ramsey Elem School places highest (better than 80%); Vandalia Junior High School lowest (42%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Shafter Township, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Vandalia Junior High School and Ramsey 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 Shafter Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vandalia Community Unit School District 203.

Two districts serve Shafter Township

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

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−
Ramsey Community Unit School District 204Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 393 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,730IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

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
Reading · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20442%
State average 29.9% · 200 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ramsey Community Unit School District 20423%
State average 25.8% · 201 students tested

Shafter Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shafter Township—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 PK–12 · Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 PK–12
Bear Grove—Vandalia Community Unit School District 203
Fillmore Consolidated—Nokomis Community Unit School District 22 PK–12 · Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3 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
South Hurricane—Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Mulberry GroveCMulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1

3 of the 5 neighbors share Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 with Shafter Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Shafter Township

4 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 Shafter Townshipin other towns
Vandalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Vandalia
B+
552 students15:1Rate it →
Ramsey Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ramsey
A−
212 students12:1Rate it →
Vandalia Junior High School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Vandalia
C+
502 students14:1Rate it →
Ramsey High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Ramsey
B+
181 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Shafter Township’s schools

Are Shafter Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shafter Township. Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 and Ramsey Community Unit School District 204 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shafter Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shafter Township in?

Vandalia Community Unit School District 203 and Ramsey Community Unit School District 204.

Where do Shafter Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Shafter 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.