Is Civic Memorial High School a good school?

Civic Memorial High School ranks 190 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Civic Memorial High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 748 students attended Civic Memorial High School.

What is the racial makeup of Civic Memorial High School?

Students at Civic Memorial High School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Civic Memorial High School?

Civic Memorial High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bethalto East Primary School Elementary : Meadowbrook Intermediate School Elementary : Parkside Primary School Middle : Wilbur Trimpe Middle School

Civic Memorial High School

Summary:

Civic Memorial High School is a public high school located in Bethalto, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 748 students. The school is part of the Bethalto CUSD 8 district, which is ranked 354 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Civic Memorial High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 190 out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally above the state average, with 26.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 30.1% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. Civic Memorial High School's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is particularly strong, with 63.4% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate of 95.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, well above the state average, and a relatively low dropout rate ranging from 0.8% to 3.3% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby high schools, Civic Memorial High School generally outperforms Granite City High School and Bunker Hill High School in academic metrics, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance. However, Edwardsville High School, located about 9.5 miles away, consistently outperforms Civic Memorial High School across various measures, including higher rankings, better test scores, and higher graduation rates.

Detail:

Public 9-12

200 School St
Bethalto, IL 62010-1046

(618) 377-7220

District: Bethalto CUSD 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
190^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,329

Feeder schools for Civic Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Bethalto East Primary School
	Meadowbrook Intermediate School
	Parkside Primary School
Middle:	Wilbur Trimpe Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.9

Number of students: 748

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Civic Memorial High School ranks better than 72.7% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.58. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Civic Memorial High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Civic Memorial High School is $12,329.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Civic Memorial High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Civic Memorial High School 190^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Civic Memorial High School in the ranking list.)

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Bethalto CUSD 8:

SchoolDigger ranks Bethalto CUSD 8 354^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Civic Memorial High School

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Rank History for all students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.01	365^th	586	37.7%
2004	46.47	374^th	592	36.8%
2005	60.04	261^st	590	55.8%
2006	56.42	293^rd	596	50.8%
2007	58.72	274^th	612	55.2%
2008	42.28	420^th	624	32.7%
2009	47.12	385^th	632	39.1%
2010	54.10	345^th	643	46.3%
2011	50.92	365^th	655	44.3%
2012	54.93	343^rd	665	48.4%
2013	53.17	353^rd	670	47.3%
2014	55.92	315^th	670	53.0%
2015	52.84	244^th	614	60.3%
2016	65.55	137^th	643	78.7%
2017	51.99	294^th	642	54.2%
2018	41.99	394^th	647	39.1%
2019	46.33	375^th	701	46.5%
2021	41.64	376^th	688	45.3%
2022	54.36	299^th	699	57.2%
2023	54.15	284^th	699	59.4%
2024	65.58	190^th	697	72.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	38.30	236^th	493	52.1%
2023	36.61	242^nd	476	49.2%
2024	72.18	97^th	482	79.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.67	428^th	585	26.8%
2019	55.50	239^th	639	62.6%
2021	58.62	187^th	611	69.4%
2022	41.74	368^th	626	41.2%
2023	62.46	190^th	644	70.5%
2024	75.81	103^rd	639	83.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.29	404^th	620	34.8%
2019	46.15	356^th	665	46.5%
2021	57.74	234^th	639	63.4%
2022	46.51	351^st	658	46.7%
2023	54.86	273^rd	656	58.4%
2024	65.70	186^th	664	72.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.15	214^th	428	50.0%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.12	344^th	619	44.4%
2019	46.27	342^nd	675	49.3%
2021	25.70	481^st	653	26.3%
2022	59.95	232^nd	664	65.1%
2023	51.34	299^th	668	55.2%
2024	62.44	203^rd	668	69.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	69.51	64^th	336	81.0%

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Rank History for White students at Civic Memorial High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.77	421^st	548	23.2%
2019	30.83	381^st	552	31.0%
2021	27.18	397^th	553	28.2%
2022	38.79	336^th	560	40.0%
2023	36.77	337^th	557	39.5%
2024	49.20	235^th	554	57.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Civic Memorial High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	993	4	5	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1006
1989	939	9	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	950
1990	928	8	6	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	949
1991	895	13	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
1992	859	9	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	876
1993	853	8	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	867
1994	884	17	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	904
1995	928	11	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1996	928	11	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1997	915	4	1	2	3	n/a	n/a	0	925
1998	842	7	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	854
1999	874	6	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	883
2000	851	8	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	862
2001	846	11	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	860
2002	870	18	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	894
2003	870	18	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	894
2004	874	11	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	894
2005	829	14	6	5	1	n/a	n/a	7	862
2006	840	18	6	12	2	n/a	n/a	4	882
2007	816	12	6	9	1	n/a	n/a	4	848
2008	778	11	10	1	14	n/a	n/a	2	816
2009	805	11	3	15	0	n/a	n/a	9	843
2010	767	11	5	13	0	n/a	n/a	11	807
2011	732	12	8	21	2	0	15	0	790
2012	715	6	5	17	4	0	21	0	768
2013	733	7	6	14	4	0	15	0	779
2014	696	9	6	18	3	0	13	0	745
2015	713	9	5	18	3	0	18	0	766
2016	691	8	6	19	1	0	16	0	741
2017	710	13	6	16	1	0	21	0	767
2018	707	11	5	14	1	0	30	0	768
2019	693	11	6	16	1	0	27	0	754
2020	691	10	5	13	1	2	31	0	753
2021	686	14	5	16	0	1	28	0	750
2022	682	16	5	32	0	1	28	0	764
2023	669	14	4	27	0	1	33	0	748

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Civic Memorial High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1006	52.2	19.2	n/a
1989	950	50.6	18.7	n/a
1990	949	51.1	18.5	n/a
1991	916	50.6	18.1	n/a
1992	876	49.7	17.6	n/a
1993	867	49.3	17.6	n/a
1994	904	50.2	18.0	n/a
1995	944	50.0	18.9	n/a
1996	944	50.0	18.9	n/a
1997	925	54.6	16.9	n/a
1998	854	53.5	16.0	n/a
1999	883	53.5	16.5	n/a
2000	862	53.5	16.1	n/a
2001	860	53.0	16.2	n/a
2002	894	54.5	16.4	13.6
2003	894	54.5	16.4	13.6
2004	894	53.0	16.9	7.9
2005	862	56.5	15.3	11.5
2006	882	53.5	16.5	18.5
2007	848	49.0	17.3	20.7
2008	816	45.0	18.1	22.7
2009	843	52.0	16.2	24.7
2010	807	54.0	14.9	30.8
2011	790	47.0	16.8	32.4
2012	768	49.0	15.6	36.2
2013	779	46.3	16.8	40.1
2014	745	49.0	15.2	40.1
2015	766	46.0	16.6	41.6
2016	741	44.0	16.8	39.5
2017	767	47.1	16.2	41.3
2018	768	42.6	18.0	40.1
2019	754	48.5	15.5	37.3
2020	753	49.1	15.3	32.1
2021	750	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	764	49.1	15.5	30.2
2023	748	50.1	14.9	35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Civic Memorial High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1006	52.2	19.2	n/a
1989	950	50.6	18.7	n/a
1990	949	51.1	18.5	n/a
1991	916	50.6	18.1	n/a
1992	876	49.7	17.6	n/a
1993	867	49.3	17.6	n/a
1994	904	50.2	18.0	n/a
1995	944	50.0	18.9	n/a
1996	944	50.0	18.9	n/a
1997	925	54.6	16.9	n/a
1998	854	53.5	16.0	n/a
1999	883	53.5	16.5	n/a
2000	862	53.5	16.1	n/a
2001	860	53.0	16.2	n/a
2002	894	54.5	16.4	13.6
2003	894	54.5	16.4	13.6
2004	894	53.0	16.9	7.9
2005	862	56.5	15.3	11.5
2006	882	53.5	16.5	18.5
2007	848	49.0	17.3	20.7
2008	816	45.0	18.1	22.7
2009	843	52.0	16.2	24.7
2010	807	54.0	14.9	30.8
2011	790	47.0	16.8	32.4
2012	768	49.0	15.6	36.2
2013	779	46.3	16.8	40.1
2014	745	49.0	15.2	40.1
2015	766	46.0	16.6	41.6
2016	741	44.0	16.8	39.5
2017	767	47.1	16.2	41.3
2018	768	42.6	18.0	40.1
2019	754	48.5	15.5	37.3
2020	753	49.1	15.3	32.1
2021	750	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	764	49.1	15.5	30.2
2023	748	50.1	14.9	35.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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