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Schools in Ursa Township · Community Unit School District 4

Ursa Township’s public schools score below 59% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

In Ursa Township, 16% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ursa Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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
28%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 42% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
672 students on the public path
In brief

Ursa Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1446 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ursa Township’s, its schools beat 46%, higher than their 41% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% 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 ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,498 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 5 the district’s path is Unity Middle School, then Unity 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 Ursa Township’s grade

C+ Test scores

C+: better than 41% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are below the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 41%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1446)Better than 46%
Towns in Adams County (23)Better than 52%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 335 test results could put Ursa Township anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Ursa Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (330 in math, 340 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Unity Elementary Schoolin MendonB+
5–8Unity Middle Schoolin MendonC
9–12Unity High Schoolin MendonB−

Ursa Township’s public schools are run by Community Unit School District 4, which also serves Honey Creek, Keene, Lima and Lima and others. 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.

Community Unit School District 4Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 672 students · 12.2 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,498IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading28%
State average 29.9% · 340 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 330 students tested

Ursa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ursa TownshipC+Community Unit School District 4
Lima—Community Unit School District 4
MendonC+Community Unit School District 4
RiversideCQuincy School District 172

2 of the 3 neighbors share Community Unit School District 4 with Ursa Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts. Canton, MO and La Grange, MO border Ursa Township but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Ursa 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).

Also serving Ursa Townshipin other towns
Unity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mendon
B+
296 students14:1Rate it →
Unity Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Mendon
C
200 students13:1Rate it →
Unity High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mendon
B−
176 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Ursa Township’s schools

Are Ursa Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ursa Township children attend score below 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 46%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ursa Township in?

Community Unit School District 4, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 672 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ursa Township kids go to high school?

Unity High School in Mendon, with 176 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Ursa Township spend per student?

$12,498 in 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.