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Schools in Virginia · Virginia Community Unit School District 64

Virginia’s public schools outscore 76% of Illinois districts

42% of students in Virginia’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Virginia, 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
42%
▲ 12 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 31% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
336 students on the public path
In brief

Virginia’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1246 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Virginia’s, its schools beat 95%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 32% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,804 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Virginia Jr/ Sr High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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 Virginia’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 76% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1246)Better than 95%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 146 test results could put Virginia anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Virginia’s students in the tested grades sat them (144 in math, 147 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Virginia Elem SchoolVirginia Community Unit School District 64A
6–12Virginia Jr/ Sr High SchoolVirginia Community Unit School District 64B

Virginia’s public schools are run by Virginia Community Unit School District 64, which also serves Panther Creek, Philadelphia, Sangamon Valley and Virginia. 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.

Virginia Community Unit School District 64Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,804IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 29.9% · 147 students tested
Math32%
State average 25.8% · 144 students tested

Virginia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
VirginiaA−Virginia Community Unit School District 64
Sangamon Valley—A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 PK–12 · Virginia Community Unit School District 64 PK–12
Virginia Township—Virginia Community Unit School District 64

All 2 neighbors share Virginia Community Unit School District 64 with Virginia, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Virginia

2 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 Virginiain other towns
Virginia Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
180 students13:1Rate it →
Virginia Jr/ Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12
B
156 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Virginia’s schools

Are Virginia’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Virginia children attend outscore 76% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 95%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Virginia in?

Virginia Community Unit School District 64, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 336 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Virginia spend per student?

$14,804 in Virginia Community Unit School District 64 (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.