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Schools in Wethersfield Township · Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230

Wethersfield Township’s public schools score below 56% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation

16% of students in Wethersfield Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wethersfield 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.

≈could be anywhere from D to B+#500of 768 Illinois townsK–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
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
16%
▼ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▼ 35% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
513 students on the public path
In brief

Wethersfield Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1341 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wethersfield Township’s, its schools beat 54%, higher than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 16% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,063 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 7 the district’s path is Wethersfield Jr/Sr 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 Wethersfield Township’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

C+: better than 44% of Illinois school districts, #500 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 44%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1341)Better than 54%
Towns in Henry County (24)Better than 29%
DB+A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 254 test results and a graduating class of 33 could put Wethersfield Township anywhere from D to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Wethersfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (254 in math, 255 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Wethersfield Elem SchoolWethersfield Community Unit School District 230C
7–12Wethersfield Jr/Sr High SchoolWethersfield Community Unit School District 230B+

Wethersfield Township’s public schools are run by Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230, which also serves Kewanee. Parts of Wethersfield Township (9% of its land) are served by Galva Community Unit School District 224 instead. 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.

Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 513 students · 12.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,063IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 255 students tested
Math16%
State average 25.8% · 254 students tested

Wethersfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wethersfield TownshipC+Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230
KewaneeCKewanee Community Unit School District 229
Goshen—Stark County Community Unit School District 100
Elmira—Stark County Community Unit School District 100
Galva—Galva Community Unit School District 224

Every school in Wethersfield Township

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).

District schools in Wethersfield Townshipby address
Wethersfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kewanee
C
296 students14:1Rate it →
Wethersfield Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Kewanee
B+
217 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Wethersfield Township’s schools

Are Wethersfield Township’s schools good?

On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wethersfield Township children attend score below 56% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #500 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wethersfield Township in?

Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 513 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wethersfield Township are served by Galva Community Unit School District 224.

What is Wethersfield Township’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Wethersfield Township spend per student?

$14,063 in Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230 (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.