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Schools in Yates City

Yates City’s public schools

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yates City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 100% 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
30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
2020–21
Graduate on time
72%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 38% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,269 students on the public path
In brief

Yates City’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Yates City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Farmington Central Jr High Sch places highest (better than 68%); Farmington Central High Sch lowest (37%). 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 Yates City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Farmington Central Elem Schin FarmingtonB−
6–8Farmington Central Jr High Schin FarmingtonB+
9–12Farmington Central High Schin FarmingtonC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265.

The district

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

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,269 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$13,377IL $21,567 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 29.9% · 599 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 541 students tested

Yates City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Yates City—Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265

Every school in Yates City

3 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 Yates Cityin other towns
Farmington Central Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farmington
B−
633 students16:1Rate it →
Farmington Central Jr High Sch
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farmington
B+
253 students12:1Rate it →
Farmington Central High Sch
High · Grades 9–12 · Farmington
C+
383 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Yates City’s schools

Are Yates City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Yates City. Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Yates City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Yates City in?

Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265.

Where do Yates City kids go to high school?

Farmington Central High Sch.

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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.