Best Public Schools in Grafton, IL

Summary:

The city of Grafton, Illinois has two schools - Grafton Elementary School and Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette. Grafton Elementary School serves a relatively large student population of 174 students, while Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette has a much smaller enrollment of 7 students.

Grafton Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 692nd out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,153rd out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on state assessments is below the Jersey CUSD 100 district and state averages, with only 22.2% of 3rd graders and 23.1% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 13.1% in 2023-2024.

In contrast, Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette, a high school serving a small population of 7 students, has a very low student-teacher ratio of 1:1. The school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 92.9% for the 2019-2020 school year, but also a high dropout rate of 9.4% for the same school year. The school's per-student spending is significantly higher than Grafton Elementary School, at $65,846 per student in 2019-2020, compared to $11,087 per student at the elementary school in 2022-2023.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				IAR English Language Arts (2024)		IAR Mathematics (2024)		% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette	Public	8-12	17808 State Highway 100 W	Grafton	62037	Jersey County	IDJJ School District 428	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 786-2371	10	7	1.4	80.0%	3 (30.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$106,135	$8,644	$97,491
Grafton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 Grafton Hills Dr	Grafton	62037	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 786-3388	194	6	31.0	51.0%	174 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	39.8	1153^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	44.2%		58.9	764^th of 2077 public elementary schools	63.2%	389	22.2	23.1	38.9	15.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	95.8	47.9	$11,872	$1,577	$10,295

Cities Near Grafton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brussels	7.85 mi	2
Alton	11.15 mi	9	619^th
Jerseyville	11.42 mi	6	253^rd
Godfrey	12.58 mi	3	617^th
Brighton	16.8 mi	2

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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