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B+
Schools in Unity Township · Arthur Community Unit School District 305, Bement Community Unit School District 5

Unity Township’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Unity Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 23% of students in Unity Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

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
31%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▼ 14% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Arthur Community Unit School District 305
Students per teacher
11.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
604 students on the public path
In brief

Unity Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1452 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Unity Township’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 31% and math 23% 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

Arthur Community Unit School District 305 spends $18,458 per student and Bement Community Unit School District 5 $17,788, 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 Unity Township’s grade

B Test scoresA Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1452)Better than 82%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 695 test results and a graduating class of 93 could put Unity Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Unity Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (685 in math, 706 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolArthur Community Unit School District 305B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Unity Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Arthur Community Unit School District 305). From grade PK, students attend the Bement Community Unit School District 5, shared with Bement, Bement, Ivesdale and Sadorus. Its high school is in Arthur. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Unity Township

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

Arthur Community Unit School District 305Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 925 students, down 15% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,458IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Bement Community Unit School District 5Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 291 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 11.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,788IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Arthur Community Unit School District 30529%
State average 29.9% · 560 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arthur Community Unit School District 30524%
State average 25.8% · 546 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bement Community Unit School District 537%
State average 29.9% · 146 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bement Community Unit School District 517%
State average 25.8% · 139 students tested

Unity Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Unity TownshipB+Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Bement Community Unit School District 5 PK–12
Bement—Bement Community Unit School District 5
Cerro GordoBCerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100
GarrettB+Arthur Community Unit School District 305 PK–12 · Tuscola Community Unit School District 301 PK–12

Every school in Unity 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 Unity Townshipby address
Atwood-Hammond Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Atwood
B
209 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Unity Townshipin other towns
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
High · Grades 9–12 · Arthur
B
310 students11:1Rate it →
Bement High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bement
B−
85 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Unity Township’s schools

Are Unity Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Unity Township children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Unity Township in?

Two districts: Arthur Community Unit School District 305 runs grades PK–12, and Bement Community Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, shared with Bement, Bement, Ivesdale and Sadorus.

Where do Unity Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and Bement High School.

What is Unity Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Unity Township spend per student?

$18,458 in Arthur Community Unit School District 305 and $17,788 in Bement Community Unit School District 5 (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.