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Schools in Venice · Venice Community Unit School District 3, Madison Community Unit School District 12

Venice’s public schools score below 87% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Venice’s districts is 2%, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Venice, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2022, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education. Madison Community Unit School District 12 has no newer results, so its figures are from 2020–21.

Reading proficiency
6%
▼ 24 pts vs IL 30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
2%
▼ 23 pts vs IL 26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$28.2K
▲ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Madison Community Unit School District 12
Students per teacher
9.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
551 students on the public path
In brief

Venice’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 62 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Venice’s, its schools beat 32%, higher than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 6% of tested students were proficient in reading and 2% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Venice’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Venice Community Unit School District 3 spends $49,565 per student and Madison Community Unit School District 12 $28,189, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Venice’s grade

D− Test scoresC Graduation

D: better than 13% of Illinois school districts. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (62)Better than 32%
D−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 240 test results and a graduating class of 42 could put Venice anywhere from D− to C+.

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–82 schoolsDepends on your addressD
9–12Madison Senior High Schoolin MadisonD

Venice runs its own schools through grade 8 (Venice Community Unit School District 3). From grade PK, students attend the Madison Community Unit School District 12, shared with Madison and Nameoki. Its school is in Madison. Parts of Venice (3% of its land) are served by Granite City Community Unit School District 9 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Venice

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

Venice Community Unit School District 3Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 62 students, down 27% since 2020–21 · 5.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$49,565IL $21,567 · FY2024
Madison Community Unit School District 12Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 613 students, down 8% since 2021–22 · 10.6 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$28,189IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Venice Community Unit School District 35%
State average 29.9% · 37 students tested · the state reports 0–10%
Reading · PK–12, Madison Community Unit School District 126%
State average 29.9% · 292 students tested
Math · PK–12, Madison Community Unit School District 122%
State average 25.8% · 189 students tested

Venice vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VeniceDVenice Community Unit School District 3 PK–8 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
MadisonD−Granite City Community Unit School District 9 PK–12 · Madison Community Unit School District 12 PK–12
Brooklyn—Brooklyn Community Unit School District 188

Every school in Venice

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 Venicein other towns
Bernard Long Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Madison
D
337 students11:1Rate it →
Venice Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Granite City
62 students6:1Rate it →
Madison Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
D
152 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Venice’s schools

Are Venice’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Venice children attend score below 87% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Venice in?

Two districts: Venice Community Unit School District 3 runs grades PK–8, and Madison Community Unit School District 12 runs grades PK–12, shared with Madison and Nameoki.

Where do Venice kids go to high school?

Madison Senior High School in Madison, with 152 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Venice’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Madison Community Unit School District 12 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Venice spend per student?

$49,565 in Venice Community Unit School District 3 and $28,189 in Madison Community Unit School District 12 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, 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.