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Schools in Sidell

Sidell’s public schools

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% 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
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
878 students on the public path
In brief

Sidell’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sidell’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Salt Fork Junior High School places highest (better than 65%); Salt Fork South Elementary School lowest (19%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sidell, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Salt Fork 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 Sidell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
6–8Salt Fork Junior High SchoolSalt Fork Community Unit School District 512B+
9–12Salt Fork High Schoolin CatlinC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512.

The district

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

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 878 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,725IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 446 students tested
Math12%
State average 25.8% · 418 students tested

Sidell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sidell—Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

Every school in Sidell

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 Sidellin other towns
Salt Fork North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlin
C+
274 students14:1Rate it →
Salt Fork South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
154 students9:1Rate it →
Salt Fork Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
202 students17:1Rate it →
Salt Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Catlin
C−
248 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sidell’s schools

Are Sidell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sidell. Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sidell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Sidell in?

Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512.

Where do Sidell kids go to high school?

Salt Fork High 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.