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Schools in Wysox Township · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399

Wysox Township’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 47% of Wysox Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wysox Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 about 8 in 10 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
47%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 6 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.3K
▼ 15% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
375 students on the public path
In brief

Wysox Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1439 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wysox Township’s, its schools beat 96%, higher than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 32% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,276 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 6 the district’s path is Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS. Enrollment is down 8% 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 Wysox Township’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 80%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1439)Better than 96%
Towns in Carroll County (12)Better than 58%
B+AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 190 test results could put Wysox Township anywhere from B+ to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Wysox Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (189 in math, 190 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem SchChadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399A−
6–12Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HSChadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399B+

Wysox Township’s public schools are run by Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399, which also serves Chadwick, Elkhorn Grove, Fairhaven and Genesee and others. 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.

Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 375 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$18,276IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 29.9% · 190 students tested
Math32%
State average 25.8% · 189 students tested

Wysox Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wysox TownshipA−Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Elkhorn Grove—Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Fairhaven—Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399
Rock Creek-LimaA−Eastland Community Unit School District 308
Genesee—Sterling Community Unit District 5 PK–12 · Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 with Wysox Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Wysox 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 Wysox Townshipby address
Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Milledgeville
A−
192 students12:1Rate it →
Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS
High · Grades 6–12 · Milledgeville
B+
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Wysox Township’s schools

Are Wysox Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wysox Township children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Wysox Township in?

Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 375 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Wysox Township spend per student?

$18,276 in Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399 (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.