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Schools in Smithboro

Smithboro’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 110% 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
8%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▼ 30% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
302 students on the public path
In brief

Smithboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Smithboro’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mulberry Grove Elem School places highest (better than 48%); Mulberry Grove Sr High School lowest (22%). 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 Smithboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mulberry Grove Elem Schoolin Mulberry GroveB−
6–8Mulberry Grove Jr High Schoolin Mulberry GroveC
9–12Mulberry Grove Sr High Schoolin Mulberry GroveC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mulberry Grove 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.

Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 302 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,082IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 174 students tested
Math8%
State average 25.8% · 183 students tested

Smithboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Smithboro—Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1
GreenvilleBBond County Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Smithboro

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).

Also serving Smithboroin other towns
Mulberry Grove Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mulberry Grove
B−
135 students11:1Rate it →
Mulberry Grove Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mulberry Grove
C
59 students8:1Rate it →
Mulberry Grove Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mulberry Grove
C−
108 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Smithboro’s schools

Are Smithboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Smithboro. Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Smithboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Smithboro in?

Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1.

Where do Smithboro kids go to high school?

Mulberry Grove Sr 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.