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Schools in Wade Township · Central Community High School District 71, Breese School District 12

Wade Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 37% of Wade Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Wade 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.

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
37%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▼ 23% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1
Students per teacher
14.0
IL 13.6
Schools in town
1
1,881 students on the public path
In brief

Wade Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1389 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wade Township’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 24% across its districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Central Community High School District 71 spends $16,612 per student and Breese School District 12 $11,258, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then two middle and two high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 11% 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 Wade Township’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B: better than 60% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1389)Better than 76%
Towns in Clinton County (15)Better than 47%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,013 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Wade Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wade Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,018 in math, 1,009 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–2Beckemeyer Elem SchoolBreese School District 12No scores
3–82 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Three districts serve Wade Township

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

Central Community High School District 71Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 629 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,612IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Breese School District 12Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 607 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$11,258IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 926 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$16,519IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 29.9% · 144 students tested
Math · 9–12, Central Community High School District 7137%
State average 25.8% · 165 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Breese School District 1248%
State average 29.9% · 365 students tested
Math · PK–8, Breese School District 1226%
State average 25.8% · 361 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 129%
State average 29.9% · 500 students tested
Math · PK–12, Carlyle Community Unit School District 118%
State average 25.8% · 492 students tested

Wade Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wade TownshipBBreese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Santa FeBBartelso School District 57 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
BreeseA−Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
Wheatfield—Breese School District 12 PK–8 · Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Central Community High School District 71 9–12
CarlyleC+Carlyle Community Unit School District 1

3 of the 4 neighbors share Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 with Wade Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Wade Township

5 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 Wade Townshipby address
Beckemeyer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Beckemeyer
250 students16:1Rate it →
Also serving Wade Townshipin other towns
Carlyle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carlyle
B+
364 students14:1Rate it →
Breese Elem School
Middle · Grades 3–8 · Breese
B+
357 students16:1Rate it →
Central Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Breese
B+
629 students15:1Rate it →
Carlyle High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carlyle
B−
281 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wade Township’s schools

Are Wade Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Wade Township children attend outscore 60% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wade Township in?

Central Community High School District 71, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 629 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

Where do Wade Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Central Comm High School and Carlyle High School.

What is Wade Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Central Community High School District 71 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wade Township spend per student?

$16,612 in Central Community High School District 71, $11,258 in Breese School District 12 and $16,519 in Carlyle Community Unit School District 1 (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.