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Schools in South Wilmington

South Wilmington’s public schools

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Wilmington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2021, when 122% 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
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$30.8K
▲ 43% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High
Students per teacher
8.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
373 students on the public path
In brief

South Wilmington’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of South Wilmington’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S places highest (better than 65%); Gardner Elem School lowest (54%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve South Wilmington, graded from B− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S. 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 South Wilmington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–12Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H Sin GardnerB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District.

Three districts serve South Wilmington

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

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 154 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 8.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$30,824IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74Grades K–8 · 1 schools · 73 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,047IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 146 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,090IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 29.9% · 39 students tested
Math · 9–12, Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District24%
State average 25.8% · 50 students tested
Reading · K–8, South Wilmington Consolidated School District 7434%
State average 29.9% · 53 students tested
Math · K–8, South Wilmington Consolidated School District 7424%
State average 25.8% · 58 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C22%
State average 29.9% · 97 students tested
Math · PK–8, Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C32%
State average 25.8% · 113 students tested

South Wilmington vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Wilmington—Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C PK–8 · South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74 K–8 · Gardner-South Wilmington Township High 9–12

Every school in South Wilmington

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 South Wilmingtonin other towns
Gardner Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Gardner
B−
146 students9:1Rate it →
South Wilmington Grade School
Elementary · Grades K–8
B−
73 students9:1Rate it →
Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Gardner
B+
154 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about South Wilmington’s schools

Are South Wilmington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Wilmington. Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Wilmington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 South Wilmington in?

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School District, South Wilmington Consolidated School District 74 and Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72C.

Where do South Wilmington kids go to high school?

Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H S.

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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.