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Schools in Summit Township · Effingham Community Unit School District 40, Beecher City Community Unit School District 20

Summit Township’s public schools outscore 51% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Summit Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Summit Township’s districts is 20%, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#443of 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
28%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–3 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▼ 22% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
994 students on the public path
In brief

Summit Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 857 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Summit Township’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 51% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Summit Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Effingham Community Unit School District 40 spends $16,887 per student and Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 $14,389, 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 Summit Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC+ Graduation

B−: better than 51% of Illinois school districts, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (857)Better than 32%
Towns in Effingham County (15)Better than 27%
C+BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,340 test results and a graduating class of 186 could put Summit Township anywhere from C+ to B. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Summit Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,362 in math, 1,318 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Summit Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Effingham Community Unit School District 40). From grade PK, students attend the Beecher City Community Unit School District 20, shared with Banner, Beecher City, Holland, Liberty, Loudon, Moccasin and Shumway. Its elementary school is in Beecher City. Parts of Summit Township (18% of its land) are served by Altamont Community Unit School District 10 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Summit Township

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

Effingham Community Unit School District 40Grades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,261 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,887IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Beecher City Community Unit School District 20Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 361 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,389IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4027%
State average 29.9% · 1157 students tested
Math · PK–12, Effingham Community Unit School District 4018%
State average 25.8% · 1211 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Beecher City Community Unit School District 2032%
State average 29.9% · 161 students tested
Math · PK–12, Beecher City Community Unit School District 2037%
State average 25.8% · 151 students tested

Summit Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Summit TownshipB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12
JacksonB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12 · Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12
DouglasB+Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 PK–12 · Effingham Community Unit School District 40 PK–12
Moccasin—Altamont Community Unit School District 10 PK–12 · Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 PK–12
Banner—Beecher City Community Unit School District 20
EffinghamB−Effingham Community Unit School District 40

3 of the 5 neighbors share Effingham Community Unit School District 40 with Summit Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Summit 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).

Also serving Summit Townshipin other towns
Beecher City Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beecher City
A
196 students13:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Effingham
175 students11:1Rate it →
Effingham Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Effingham
B−
458 students13:1Rate it →
Beecher City Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Beecher City
B−
165 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Summit Township’s schools

Are Summit Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Summit Township children attend outscore 51% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #443 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Summit Township in?

Two districts: Effingham Community Unit School District 40 runs grades PK–12, and Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 runs grades PK–12, shared with Banner, Beecher City, Holland, Liberty, Loudon, Moccasin and Shumway.

What is Summit Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Effingham Community Unit School District 40 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Summit Township spend per student?

$16,887 in Effingham Community Unit School District 40 and $14,389 in Beecher City Community Unit School District 20 (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.