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Schools in Will Township · Peotone Community Unit School District 207U, Beecher Community Unit School District 200U

Will Township’s public schools outscore 59% of Illinois districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Will Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Will Township’s districts is 17%, below the Illinois average (26%). 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
28%
▼ 1 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 9 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▼ 6% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Peotone Community Unit School District 207U
Students per teacher
13.0
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,105 students on the public path
In brief

Will Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 831 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Will Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2021, 28% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Will Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Peotone Community Unit School District 207U spends $20,335 per student and Beecher Community Unit School District 200U $15,809, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Will Township’s grade

B− Test scoresA Graduation

B: better than 59% of Illinois school districts. Graduation is above the Illinois average; test scores are below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (831)Better than 44%
Towns in Will County (24)Better than 29%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 929 test results and a graduating class of 113 could put Will Township anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Will Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (633 in math, 1,224 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB

Will Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Peotone Community Unit School District 207U). From grade PK, students attend the Beecher Community Unit School District 200U, shared with Beecher and Washington. Its elementary school is in Beecher. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Will Township

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

Peotone Community Unit School District 207UGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,280 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,335IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Beecher Community Unit School District 200UGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,051 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,809IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Peotone Community Unit School District 207U28%
State average 29.9% · 677 students tested
Math · PK–12, Peotone Community Unit School District 207U22%
State average 25.8% · 138 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Beecher Community Unit School District 200U29%
State average 29.9% · 547 students tested
Math · PK–12, Beecher Community Unit School District 200U15%
State average 25.8% · 495 students tested

Will Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Will TownshipBPeotone Community Unit School District 207U PK–12 · Beecher Community Unit School District 200U PK–12
WashingtonB−Beecher Community Unit School District 200U
Peotone—Peotone Community Unit School District 207U
MoneeC+Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U

Every school in Will Township

6 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 Will Townshipin other towns
Beecher Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Beecher
B
459 students14:1Rate it →
Peotone Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Peotone
340 students12:1Rate it →
Peotone Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Peotone
294 students13:1Rate it →
Beecher Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Beecher
B−
249 students13:1Rate it →
Peotone High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Peotone
B
420 students11:1Rate it →
Beecher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Beecher
B
343 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Will Township’s schools

Are Will Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Will Township children attend outscore 59% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Will Township in?

Two districts: Peotone Community Unit School District 207U runs grades PK–12, and Beecher Community Unit School District 200U runs grades PK–12, shared with Beecher and Washington.

Where do Will Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Peotone High School and Beecher High School.

What is Will Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Peotone Community Unit School District 207U graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Will Township spend per student?

$20,335 in Peotone Community Unit School District 207U and $15,809 in Beecher Community Unit School District 200U (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.