Tilton’s public schools score below 99% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 7% of Tilton’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Tilton, 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.
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.
Tilton’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 11% of tested students were proficient in reading and 7% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
62% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 spends $25,776 per student and Westville Community Unit School District 2 $20,568, 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.
What’s behind Tilton’s grade
D−: better than 1% of Illinois school districts, #767 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Tilton, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Tilton · depends on your address
Judith Giacoma Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 610 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Westville
Southwest Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 469 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Edison Elem School
Grades PK–4 · 233 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Danville
5th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
South View Upper Elem School
Grades 5–6 · 664 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Judith Giacoma Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 610 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Westville
Northeast Elem Magnet School
Grades K–6 · 347 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Danville
6th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
South View Upper Elem School
Grades 5–6 · 664 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Judith Giacoma Elem School
Grades PK–6 · 610 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Westville
Northeast Elem Magnet School
Grades K–6 · 347 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Danville
7th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
North Ridge Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 740 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 205 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Westville
8th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
North Ridge Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 740 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville Jr High School
Grades 7–8 · 205 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Westville
9th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
Danville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville High School
Grades 9–12 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Westville
10th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
Danville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville High School
Grades 9–12 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Westville
11th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
Danville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville High School
Grades 9–12 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Westville
12th grade in Tilton · depends on your address
Danville High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,253 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Danville
Westville High School
Grades 9–12 · 334 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Westville
Tilton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Danville Community Consolidated School District 118). From grade PK, students attend the Westville Community Unit School District 2, shared with Belgium, Danville, Georgetown, McKendree and Westville. Its elementary school is in Westville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Tilton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Tilton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Tilton’s borders.
Every school in Tilton
11 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).
Questions about Tilton’s schools
Are Tilton’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tilton children attend score below 99% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tilton in?
Two districts: Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 runs grades PK–12, and Westville Community Unit School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Belgium, Danville, Georgetown, McKendree and Westville.
Where do Tilton kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Danville High School and Westville High School.
What is Tilton’s graduation rate?
62% of the class of 2023 in Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Tilton spend per student?
$25,776 in Danville Community Consolidated School District 118 and $20,568 in Westville Community Unit School District 2 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Tilton 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.