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Schools in Appanoose · Illini West High School District 307, Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325

Appanoose’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts

The public schools Appanoose’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

25%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
32%
▲ 1 pts vs IL 31%
2020–21
Math proficiency
12%
▼ 14 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 5 pts vs IL 87%
class of 2018
Spent per student
$17.1K
▼ 21% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.5
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools
1
208 students
The School Grade

How Appanoose compares

C+ Test scoresD Graduation
Illinois school districts we grade (853)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1,332)Better than 25%
Towns in Hancock County (24)Better than 54%
Good confidence. Built on 229 tested students and a graduating class of 93; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Appanoose (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–8Nauvoo Elem SchoolNauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 325
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Two districts serve Appanoose

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30727%
State average 30.7%
Reading · PK–8, Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 32532%
State average 30.7%
Math · 9–12, Illini West High School District 30717%
State average 25.8%
Math · PK–8, Nauvoo-Colusa Community Unit School District 32512%
State average 25.8%

Appanoose vs. its neighbors

Appanoose’s schools rank 4th of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.

Every school in Appanoose

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Appanoose

There’s no college in Appanoose, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Southeastern Community College in West Burlington, 17.5 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Appanoose. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.

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