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Schools in Timber Township · Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327

Timber Township’s public schools score below 74% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Timber Township, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Timber 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B−K–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
29%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 9–13 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 32% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
855 students on the public path
In brief

Timber Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1509 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Timber Township’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Timber Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,713 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Illini Bluffs Middle School, then Illini Bluffs 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 Timber Township’s grade

B− Test scoresD Graduation

C: better than 26% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1509)Better than 20%
Towns in Peoria County (19)Better than 21%
DB−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 424 test results and a graduating class of 73 could put Timber Township anywhere from D to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Timber Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (402 in math, 445 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Illini Bluffs Elementary SchoolIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327C
6–8Illini Bluffs Middle SchoolIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327B
9–12Illini Bluffs High SchoolIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327B−

Timber Township’s public schools are run by Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327, which also serves Glasford, Hollis, Kingston Mines and Mapleton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 855 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,713IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 29.9% · 445 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 402 students tested

Timber Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Timber TownshipCIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Spring LakeB−Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191 PK–12 · Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606 PK–8 · Pekin Community High School District 303 9–12
OrionC+Canton Union School District 66
Kingston Mines—Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
LoganC−Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
HollisCIllini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 PK–12 · Hollis Consolidated School District 328 K–8 · Limestone Community High School District 310 9–12
Banner—Canton Union School District 66

2 of the 6 neighbors share Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 with Timber Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Timber 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 Timber Townshipby address
Illini Bluffs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glasford
C
425 students14:1Rate it →
Illini Bluffs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glasford
B
181 students14:1Rate it →
Illini Bluffs High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glasford
B−
249 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Timber Township’s schools

Are Timber Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Timber Township children attend score below 74% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Timber Township in?

Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 855 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Timber Township kids go to high school?

Illini Bluffs High School in Glasford, with 249 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Timber Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Timber Township spend per student?

$14,713 in Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327 (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.