Is Cahokia High School a good school?

Cahokia High School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Cahokia High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 845 students attended Cahokia High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cahokia High School?

Students at Cahokia High School are 89% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Cahokia High School?

Cahokia High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Elizabeth Morris Elementary School Elementary : Huffman Elementary School Elementary : Lalumier Elementary School Elementary : Maplewood Elementary School Elementary : Penniman Elementary School Middle : Wirth/Parks Middle School

Cahokia High School

Summary:

Cahokia High School is a public high school located in Cahokia, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 845 students. The school is part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 district, which is ranked 812 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Cahokia High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking of 670 out of 697 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating.

Cahokia High School has struggled with low graduation rates, reaching only 55.2% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly lower than the nearby Belleville High School-West (92.3%) and East St. Louis Senior High School (74.1%). The school also has high dropout rates, reaching 10.9% in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than Belleville High School-West (2.8%) and East St. Louis Senior High School (4.3%). Additionally, Cahokia High School has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 64.4%, significantly higher than Belleville High School-West (36.1%) and East St. Louis Senior High School (74.3%).

Cahokia High School students perform poorly on standardized tests, with only 1.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts and 0% proficient or better in SAT/Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly lower than the state averages of 31.1% and 26.1%, respectively, and the nearby Belleville High School-West (19.4% and 13.8%) and East St. Louis Senior High School (4.7% and 1.8%). The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.2% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, much higher than Belleville High School-West (53.76%) and Dupo High School (58.8%).

Detail:

Public 9-12

800 Range Ln
Cahokia, IL 62206-2022

(618) 332-3730

District: Cahokia CUSD 187

SchoolDigger Rank:
670^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,429

Feeder schools for Cahokia High School:

Elementary:	Elizabeth Morris Elementary School
	Huffman Elementary School
	Lalumier Elementary School
	Maplewood Elementary School
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	Penniman Elementary School
Middle:	Wirth/Parks Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 845

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

White:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cahokia High School ranks worse than 96.1% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.44. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Cahokia 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 Cahokia High School is $23,429.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cahokia High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cahokia High School 670^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Cahokia High School in the ranking list.)

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Cahokia CUSD 187:

SchoolDigger ranks Cahokia CUSD 187 812^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cahokia High School

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Rank History for all students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	6.12	540^th	586	7.8%
2004	3.78	548^th	592	7.4%
2005	2.30	556^th	590	5.8%
2006	4.91	551^st	596	7.6%
2007	5.29	562^nd	612	8.2%
2008	4.43	575^th	624	7.9%
2009	5.28	576^th	632	8.9%
2010	7.79	568^th	643	11.7%
2011	3.23	616^th	655	6.0%
2012	4.97	612^th	665	8.0%
2013	6.06	610^th	670	9.0%
2014	7.98	598^th	670	10.7%
2015	14.15	560^th	614	8.8%
2016	11.67	604^th	643	6.1%
2017	5.43	618^th	642	3.7%
2018	6.79	618^th	647	4.5%
2019	8.36	644^th	701	8.1%
2021	13.69	599^th	688	12.9%
2022	12.73	611^th	699	12.6%
2023	10.98	625^th	699	10.6%
2024	10.44	670^th	697	3.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	10.32	157^th	170	7.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	35.77	255^th	473	46.1%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	21.07	375^th	476	21.2%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	10.57	562^nd	585	3.9%
2019	13.58	578^th	639	9.5%
2021	19.84	522^nd	611	14.6%
2022	20.15	527^th	626	15.8%
2023	15.41	571^st	644	11.3%
2024	13.26	603^rd	639	5.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.54	594^th	620	4.2%
2019	7.55	628^th	665	5.6%
2021	10.39	594^th	639	7.0%
2022	12.07	578^th	658	12.2%
2023	11.05	586^th	656	10.7%
2024	10.56	631^st	664	5.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.85	354^th	428	17.3%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.40	590^th	619	4.7%
2019	11.25	599^th	675	11.3%
2021	19.09	529^th	653	19.0%
2022	14.16	584^th	664	12.0%
2023	11.30	605^th	668	9.4%
2024	11.21	629^th	668	5.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Cahokia High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.92	226^th	253	10.7%
2019	22.76	257^th	299	14.0%
2021	34.42	165^th	281	41.3%
2022	33.51	177^th	294	39.8%
2023	26.20	228^th	301	24.3%
2024	24.24	257^th	299	14.0%

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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 Cahokia High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	928	432	5	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1381
1989	851	440	9	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	1314
1990	791	473	9	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	1291
1991	749	471	6	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	1243
1992	697	459	6	10	4	n/a	n/a	0	1176
1993	659	501	5	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	1176
1994	641	523	5	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	1178
1995	567	674	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	1256
1996	567	674	4	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	1256
1997	527	711	5	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	1257
1998	467	791	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1272
1999	446	831	2	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	1293
2000	410	936	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1362
2001	382	965	4	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	1363
2002	235	924	2	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2003	235	924	2	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2004	215	923	2	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	1163
2005	191	974	2	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	1181
2006	167	1031	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	1212
2007	152	1086	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	1248
2008	123	1099	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	1227
2009	98	1047	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	1150
2010	75	923	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	4	1007
2011	67	897	0	1	1	3	8	0	977
2012	58	847	0	3	0	4	6	0	918
2013	68	953	0	10	0	4	5	0	1040
2014	100	885	0	9	0	3	1	0	998
2015	97	866	0	10	0	1	3	0	977
2016	76	881	0	10	0	0	8	0	975
2017	63	839	0	13	0	0	12	0	927
2018	53	800	0	14	0	0	16	0	883
2019	40	699	0	14	1	1	17	0	772
2020	31	699	0	13	1	0	23	0	767
2021	37	729	0	12	0	0	28	0	806
2022	37	739	1	24	0	0	40	0	841
2023	28	756	1	20	0	0	40	0	845

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 Cahokia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1381	78.8	17.5	n/a
1989	1314	79.4	16.5	n/a
1990	1291	70.8	18.2	n/a
1991	1243	69.0	18.0	n/a
1992	1176	69.2	16.9	n/a
1993	1176	68.6	17.1	n/a
1994	1178	67.0	17.6	n/a
1995	1256	67.4	18.6	n/a
1996	1256	67.4	18.6	n/a
1997	1257	71.4	17.6	n/a
1998	1272	71.4	17.8	n/a
1999	1293	74.6	17.3	n/a
2000	1362	77.6	17.6	n/a
2001	1363	77.0	17.7	n/a
2002	1181	64.0	18.5	69
2003	1181	64.0	18.5	69
2004	1163	66.0	17.6	72.9
2005	1181	66.0	17.9	57.8
2006	1212	66.0	18.4	68.5
2007	1248	61.0	20.5	74
2008	1227	58.0	21.2	72.6
2009	1150	70.0	16.4	71.5
2010	1007	74.5	13.5	87.8
2011	977	72.5	13.4	81.4
2012	918	74.4	12.3	66
2013	1040	139.5	7.4	67.7
2014	998	60.9	16.3	82.8
2015	977	61.0	16.0	93.6
2016	975	58.0	16.8	66.8
2017	927	57.5	16.1	84
2018	883	56.7	15.5	84.8
2019	772	59.1	13.0	91.2
2020	767	60.4	12.6	90.1
2021	806	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	841	52.0	16.1	91.4
2023	845	51.1	16.5	94.2

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 Cahokia High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1381	78.8	17.5	n/a
1989	1314	79.4	16.5	n/a
1990	1291	70.8	18.2	n/a
1991	1243	69.0	18.0	n/a
1992	1176	69.2	16.9	n/a
1993	1176	68.6	17.1	n/a
1994	1178	67.0	17.6	n/a
1995	1256	67.4	18.6	n/a
1996	1256	67.4	18.6	n/a
1997	1257	71.4	17.6	n/a
1998	1272	71.4	17.8	n/a
1999	1293	74.6	17.3	n/a
2000	1362	77.6	17.6	n/a
2001	1363	77.0	17.7	n/a
2002	1181	64.0	18.5	69
2003	1181	64.0	18.5	69
2004	1163	66.0	17.6	72.9
2005	1181	66.0	17.9	57.8
2006	1212	66.0	18.4	68.5
2007	1248	61.0	20.5	74
2008	1227	58.0	21.2	72.6
2009	1150	70.0	16.4	71.5
2010	1007	74.5	13.5	87.8
2011	977	72.5	13.4	81.4
2012	918	74.4	12.3	66
2013	1040	139.5	7.4	67.7
2014	998	60.9	16.3	82.8
2015	977	61.0	16.0	93.6
2016	975	58.0	16.8	66.8
2017	927	57.5	16.1	84
2018	883	56.7	15.5	84.8
2019	772	59.1	13.0	91.2
2020	767	60.4	12.6	90.1
2021	806	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	841	52.0	16.1	91.4
2023	845	51.1	16.5	94.2

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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