Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC BY-SA 4.0Willow Hill Township’s public schools
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Willow Hill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 102% 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
Willow Hill Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Willow Hill Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Newton Comm High School places highest (better than 48%); Oblong High School lowest (34%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Willow Hill Township, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Newton Comm High School and Oblong 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 Willow Hill Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
Ste Marie Elem School
Grades PK–K · 133 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Sainte Marie
Kindergarten in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
Ste Marie Elem School
Grades PK–K · 133 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Sainte Marie
1st grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
2nd grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
3rd grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
4th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
5th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
6th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Elem School
Grades 1–6 · 476 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
7th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
Jasper Co Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 176 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Newton
8th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Oblong Elem School
Grades PK–8 · 361 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
Jasper Co Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 176 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Newton
9th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong High School
Grades 9–12 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
10th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong High School
Grades 9–12 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
11th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong High School
Grades 9–12 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
12th grade in Willow Hill Township · depends on your address
Newton Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 412 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Newton
Oblong High School
Grades 9–12 · 165 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Oblong
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jasper County Community Unit School District 1.
Two districts serve Willow Hill Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Willow Hill Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Willow Hill Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Hill Township | — | Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Oblong Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 |
| Ste. Marie | — | Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Oblong Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 |
| Hunt City | — | Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 · Oblong Community Unit School District 4 PK–12 |
| Oblong | C+ | Oblong Community Unit School District 4 |
| Wade | A− | Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 |
| Fox | — | Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 with Willow Hill Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Willow Hill Township
4 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Next Step Day School).
Questions about Willow Hill Township’s schools
Are Willow Hill Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Willow Hill Township. Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Willow Hill Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Willow Hill Township in?
Jasper County Community Unit School District 1 and Oblong Community Unit School District 4.
Where do Willow Hill Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Newton Comm High School and Oblong High School.
Parents talk
What Willow Hill Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Willow Hill Township → They have their own page.
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.