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Schools in Ste. Marie Township

Ste. Marie Township’s public schools

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ste. Marie Township. 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 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 · Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
13.3
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,547 students on the public path
In brief

Ste. Marie Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Ste. Marie Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Newton Elem School places highest (better than 59%); Oblong High School lowest (34%). 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 Ste. Marie Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KSte Marie Elem SchoolJasper County Community Unit School District 1No scores
1–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

Two districts serve Ste. Marie Township

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−
Oblong Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 526 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,045IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Jasper County Community Unit School District 134%
State average 29.9% · 582 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jasper County Community Unit School District 129%
State average 25.8% · 614 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Oblong Community Unit School District 425%
State average 29.9% · 277 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oblong Community Unit School District 410%
State average 25.8% · 264 students tested

Ste. Marie Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ste. Marie Township—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Oblong Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Willow Hill—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Oblong Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
Martin—Oblong Community Unit School District 4
Fox—Jasper County Community Unit School District 1
German—Richland County Community Unit School District 1
PrestonB−Richland County Community Unit School District 1
Southwest—Red Hill Community Unit School District 10

2 of the 6 neighbors share Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 with Ste. Marie Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ste. Marie Township

5 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).

District schools in Ste. Marie Townshipby address
Ste Marie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sainte Marie
133 students17:1Rate it →
Also serving Ste. Marie Townshipin other towns
Oblong Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Oblong
C+
361 students12:1Rate it →
Newton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Newton
B
476 students13:1Rate it →
Newton Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
B−
412 students15:1Rate it →
Oblong High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oblong
C
165 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (SESE School).

Questions about Ste. Marie Township’s schools

Are Ste. Marie Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ste. Marie Township. Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ste. Marie Township. 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 Ste. Marie Township in?

Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4.

Where do Ste. Marie Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Newton Comm High School and Oblong High School.

Parents talk

What Ste. Marie 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.