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Schools in Shirley

Shirley’s public schools

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shirley. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
38%
2020–21
Math proficiency
28%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
873 students on the public path
In brief

Shirley’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Shirley’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Heyworth Elem School places highest (better than 77%); Heyworth Jr-Sr High School lowest (59%). 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 Shirley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Heyworth Elem Schoolin HeyworthA−
7–12Heyworth Jr-Sr High Schoolin HeyworthB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Heyworth Community Unit School District 4.

The district

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

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 873 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,676IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading38%
State average 29.9% · 458 students tested
Math28%
State average 25.8% · 470 students tested

Shirley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Shirley—Heyworth Community Unit School District 4

Every school in Shirley

2 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 Shirleyin other towns
Heyworth Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Heyworth
A−
472 students14:1Rate it →
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Heyworth
B
401 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Shirley’s schools

Are Shirley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Shirley. Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Shirley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Shirley in?

Heyworth Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Shirley kids go to high school?

Heyworth Jr-Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Shirley 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.