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Schools in Smallwood Township

Smallwood Township’s public schools

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smallwood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 102% 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
34%
2020–21
Math proficiency
29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.8
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,197 students on the public path
In brief

Smallwood Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Smallwood Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Jasper Co Jr High places highest (better than 86%); Newton Comm High School lowest (48%). 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 Smallwood Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KSte Marie Elem Schoolin Sainte MarieNo scores
1–6Newton Elem Schoolin NewtonB
7–8Jasper Co Jr Highin NewtonA
9–12Newton Comm High Schoolin NewtonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jasper County Community Unit School District 1.

The district

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

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,197 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,548IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 29.9% · 582 students tested
Math29%
State average 25.8% · 614 students tested

Smallwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smallwood Township—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
South Muddy—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
WadeA−Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Denver—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Fox—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

3 of the 4 neighbors share Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 with Smallwood Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Smallwood 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 Smallwood Townshipin other towns
Ste Marie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sainte Marie
133 students17:1Rate it →
Newton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Newton
B
476 students13:1Rate it →
Jasper Co Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Newton
A
176 students19:1Rate it →
Newton Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
B−
412 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Smallwood Township’s schools

Are Smallwood Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smallwood Township. Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smallwood Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Smallwood Township in?

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Smallwood Township kids go to high school?

Newton Comm High School.

Parents talk

What Smallwood 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.