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Schools in Sugar Loaf Township · Dupo Community Unit School District 196, Columbia Community Unit School District 4

Sugar Loaf Township’s public schools outscore 74% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 31% of Sugar Loaf Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sugar Loaf 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.

#225of 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
35%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
31%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 34% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Columbia Community Unit School District 4
Students per teacher
13.8
IL 13.6
Schools in town
3
884 students on the public path
In brief

Sugar Loaf Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1491 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sugar Loaf Township’s, its schools beat 89%, higher than their 74% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 35% and math 31% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Dupo Community Unit School District 196 spends $18,873 per student and Columbia Community Unit School District 4 $14,280, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Loaf Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 74% of Illinois school districts, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 74%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1491)Better than 89%
Towns in St. Clair County (21)Better than 52%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,464 test results and a graduating class of 167 could put Sugar Loaf Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Sugar Loaf Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,448 in math, 1,480 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bluffview Elem SchoolDupo Community Unit School District 196C+
7–8Dupo Jr High SchoolDupo Community Unit School District 196D
9–12Dupo High SchoolDupo Community Unit School District 196C

Sugar Loaf Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Dupo Community Unit School District 196). From grade PK, students attend the Columbia Community Unit School District 4, shared with Columbia. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sugar Loaf Township

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

Dupo Community Unit School District 196Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 884 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,873IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Columbia Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,904 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 15.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,280IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Dupo Community Unit School District 19621%
State average 29.9% · 449 students tested
Math · PK–12, Dupo Community Unit School District 1967%
State average 25.8% · 457 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Columbia Community Unit School District 441%
State average 29.9% · 1031 students tested
Math · PK–12, Columbia Community Unit School District 442%
State average 25.8% · 991 students tested

Sugar Loaf Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sugar Loaf TownshipB+Dupo Community Unit School District 196 PK–12 · Columbia Community Unit School District 4 PK–12
CentrevilleDCahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
StookeyB+Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
Cahokia HeightsDCahokia Community Unit School District 187 PK–12 · East St. Louis School District 189 PK–12 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12
MillstadtB+Millstadt Consolidated Community School District 160 PK–8 · Belleville Township High School District 201 9–12 · Freeburg Community High School District 77 9–12
DupoC−Dupo Community Unit School District 196

St. Louis, MO borders Sugar Loaf Township but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.

Every school in Sugar Loaf Township

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).

District schools in Sugar Loaf Townshipby address
Bluffview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dupo
C+
501 students13:1Rate it →
Dupo Jr High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Dupo
D
124 students9:1Rate it →
Dupo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dupo
C
259 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Sugar Loaf Township’s schools

Are Sugar Loaf Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sugar Loaf Township children attend outscore 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #225 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 89%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sugar Loaf Township in?

Two districts: Dupo Community Unit School District 196 runs grades PK–12, and Columbia Community Unit School District 4 runs grades PK–12, shared with Columbia.

Where do Sugar Loaf Township kids go to high school?

Dupo High School in Dupo, with 259 students; its own test results earn a C.

What is Sugar Loaf Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Columbia Community Unit School District 4 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Sugar Loaf Township spend per student?

$18,873 in Dupo Community Unit School District 196 and $14,280 in Columbia Community Unit School District 4 (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.