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Schools in Sugar Creek Township · Central Community High School District 71, Wesclin Community Unit School District 3

Sugar Creek Township’s public schools outscore 78% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 42% of Sugar Creek Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Sugar Creek Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#180of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Wesclin Community Unit School District 3
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
4
1,504 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Creek Township’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 36% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 $14,132, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Two elementary schools, then one high school

Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 9 the district’s path is Wesclin Sr High School. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sugar Creek Township’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 78% of Illinois school districts, #180 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 78%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1019)Better than 82%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 80%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,043 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Sugar Creek Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sugar Creek Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,062 in math, 1,024 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sugar Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A+
9–12Wesclin Sr High SchoolWesclin Community Unit School District 3B+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Sugar Creek Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Wesclin Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,132IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Aviston School District 21Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 462 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$9,620IL $21,567 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Wesclin Community Unit School District 337%
State average 29.9% · 651 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wesclin Community Unit School District 324%
State average 25.8% · 660 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Aviston School District 2159%
State average 29.9% · 229 students tested
Math · PK–8, Aviston School District 2168%
State average 25.8% · 237 students tested

Sugar Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar Creek TownshipA−Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Aviston School District 21 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Looking GlassB+Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 PK–12 · Damiansville School District 62 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
BreeseA−Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
HelvetiaA−Highland Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Lebanon—Lebanon Community Unit School District 9

3 of the 4 neighbors share Central Community High School District 71 with Sugar Creek Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sugar Creek 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).

District schools in Sugar Creek Townshipby address
Aviston Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Aviston
A+
462 students17:1Rate it →
Trenton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Trenton
B+
207 students15:1Rate it →
Wesclin Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Trenton
B
492 students13:1Rate it →
Wesclin Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trenton
B+
343 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Creek Township’s schools

Are Sugar Creek Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sugar Creek Township children attend outscore 78% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #180 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sugar Creek Township in?

Central Community High School District 71, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 629 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sugar Creek Township kids go to high school?

Wesclin Sr High School in Trenton, with 343 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Sugar Creek Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sugar Creek Township spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71, $14,132 in Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 and $9,620 in Aviston School District 21 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.