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Schools in Sparland

Sparland’s public schools

Midland Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparland. 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 86% 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
39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
2020–21
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
657 students on the public path
In brief

Sparland’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sparland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Midland Middle School places highest (better than 83%); Midland Elementary 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 Sparland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Midland Elementary Schoolin LaconB−
5–8Midland Middle SchoolMidland Community Unit School District 7A−
9–12Midland High Schoolin VarnaB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Midland Community Unit School District 7.

The district

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

Midland Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 657 students, down 6% since 2020–21
$12,797IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 29.9% · 326 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 315 students tested

Sparland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sparland—Midland Community Unit School District 7

Every school in Sparland

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 Sparlandin other towns
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lacon
B−
249 studentsRate it →
Midland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A−
214 studentsRate it →
Midland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Varna
B+
194 studentsRate it →

Questions about Sparland’s schools

Are Sparland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparland. Midland Community Unit School District 7 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparland. 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 Sparland in?

Midland Community Unit School District 7.

Where do Sparland kids go to high school?

Midland High School.

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What Sparland 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.