Photo: IvoShandor · CC BY-SA 3.0Yorkville’s public schools outscore 80% of Illinois districts
40% of students in Yorkville’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Yorkville, 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.
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.
Yorkville’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 40% and math 34% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Newark Community High School District 18 spends $21,517 per student and Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 $16,791, 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.
What’s behind Yorkville’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Illinois school districts, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yorkville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Yorkville · depends on your address
Yorkville Early Childhood Center
Grades PK · 244 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Bristol Grade School
Grades PK–3 · 196 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Bristol
Yorkville Grade School
Grades PK–3 · 192 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Yorkville
Yorkville Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,152 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Yorkville
Yorkville Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 1,152 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Yorkville · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
10th grade in Yorkville · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
11th grade in Yorkville · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
12th grade in Yorkville · depends on your address
Yorkville High School
Grades 9–12 · 2,266 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Newark Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 175 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Newark
Yorkville runs its own schools through grade 12 (Yorkville Community Unit School District 115). From grade 9, students attend the Newark Community High School District 18, shared with Big Grove, Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Mission, Nettle Creek and Newark. Its school is in Yorkville. Parts of Yorkville (6% and 5% of its land) are served by Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 and Plano Community Unit School District 88 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Yorkville
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Yorkville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Yorkville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Yorkville | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Oswego | B+ | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 |
| Fox | A− | Newark Community Consolidated School District 66 PK–8 · Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Plano | B− | Plano Community Unit School District 88 |
| Kendall | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 PK–12 · Newark Community High School District 18 9–12 |
| Montgomery | B | Oswego Community Unit School District 308 PK–12 · Aurora West Unit School District 129 PK–12 |
| Bristol | A− | Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 with Yorkville for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Yorkville
9 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).
Questions about Yorkville’s schools
Are Yorkville’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Yorkville children attend outscore 80% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #152 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 84%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Yorkville in?
Two districts: Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 runs grades PK–12, and Newark Community High School District 18 runs grades 9–12, shared with Big Grove, Fox, Kendall, Lisbon, Lisbon, Millbrook, Millington, Mission, Nettle Creek and Newark.
Where do Yorkville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Yorkville High School and Newark Comm High School.
What is Yorkville’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Yorkville spend per student?
$21,517 in Newark Community High School District 18 and $16,791 in Yorkville Community Unit School District 115 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Yorkville families are saying about school.
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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.