Top Rankings
Shelbyville CUSD 4 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 448 students in Shelbyville CUSD 4 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Shelbyville CUSD 4 School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,257 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
91 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Shelbyville CUSD 4 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#217 out of 852 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)25%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
50%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
2%
5%
% Hispanic
2%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
93%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,580 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,582 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$18 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,580
$21,990
Spending / Student
$14,582
$21,244
Best Shelbyville CUSD 4 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Moulton Elementary School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1101 W North 6th St
Shelbyville, IL 62565
(217) 774-2169
Shelbyville, IL 62565
(217) 774-2169
Grades: 4-8
| 448 students
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