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Schools in Wapella

Wapella’s public schools

Clinton Community Unit School District 15 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wapella. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▼ 20% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,765 students on the public path
In brief

Wapella’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wapella’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Clinton Elem School places highest (better than 77%); Clinton Jr High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Wapella, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one elementary school, one middle school and one high school: Clinton 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Wapella, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores
2–5Clinton Elem Schoolin ClintonA−
6–8Clinton Jr High Schoolin ClintonC+
9–12Clinton High Schoolin ClintonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Clinton Community Unit School District 15.

The district

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

Clinton Community Unit School District 15Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,765 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,236IL $21,567 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 29.9% · 792 students tested
Math20%
State average 25.8% · 808 students tested

Wapella vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wapella—Clinton Community Unit School District 15

Every school in Wapella

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).

Also serving Wapellain other towns
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Clinton
183 students13:1Rate it →
Douglas Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Clinton
177 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Clinton
A−
506 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clinton
C+
385 students11:1Rate it →
Clinton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
C+
514 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Wapella’s schools

Are Wapella’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wapella. Clinton Community Unit School District 15 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wapella. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wapella in?

Clinton Community Unit School District 15.

Where do Wapella kids go to high school?

Clinton High School.

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What Wapella families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.