Is Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School a good school?

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School ranks 366 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 221 students attended Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School?

Students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School?

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Cerro Gordo Elementary School

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Summary:

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School is a public school serving 221 students in grades 6-12 in Cerro Gordo, Illinois, which is part of the Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 district.

The school has several strengths, including consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, a strong four-year graduation rate ranging from 84.2% to 92.7% over the past five years, and a lower dropout rate than the state average. However, the school struggles with math proficiency, with only 27.1% of students across all grades meeting or exceeding standards, compared to the state average of 28.4%. Additionally, Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 15.0% in 2019-2020 to 31.4% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School generally outperforms Deland-Weldon High School in test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism, but lags behind the higher-performing Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School and Mt. Zion High School. The nearby MacArthur High School and Eisenhower High School in Decatur have significantly lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School.

Detail:

Public 6-12

300 E Durfee St
Cerro Gordo, IL 61818-0079

(217) 763-2711

District: Cerro Gordo CUSD 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
366^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,226

Feeder schools for Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School:

Elementary:

Cerro Gordo Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 221

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Hispanic:

3.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School ranks better than 76.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 72.04. (See more...)

Compare Details Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School ranks worse than 52.5% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.63. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

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

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School is $14,226.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School 323^rd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School 366^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Cerro Gordo CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 377^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all middle school students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2016	59.44	451^st	1294	65.1%
2017	63.13	407^th	1293	68.5%
2018	88.59	114^th	1293	91.2%
2019	82.58	200^th	1356	85.3%
2021	82.15	176^th	1241	85.8%
2022	82.52	184^th	1369	86.6%
2023	79.08	231^st	1367	83.1%
2024	72.04	323^rd	1363	76.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	75.20	187^th	1161	83.9%
2019	84.60	97^th	1217	92.0%
2022	85.54	72^nd	1221	94.1%
2023	75.80	175^th	1234	85.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	89.87	88^th	1226	92.8%
2019	86.94	126^th	1276	90.1%
2021	83.10	119^th	1017	88.3%
2022	79.75	212^th	1286	83.5%
2023	77.70	222^nd	1275	82.6%
2024	75.46	255^th	1251	79.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.25	149^th	1223	87.8%
2019	75.67	258^th	1296	80.1%
2022	83.54	147^th	1286	88.6%
2023	78.72	207^th	1292	84.0%
2024	66.14	345^th	1264	72.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.96	145^th	889	83.7%
2019	70.00	234^th	905	74.1%
2021	72.60	171^st	813	79.0%
2022	71.43	194^th	898	78.4%
2023	68.70	226^th	895	74.7%
2024	58.19	329^th	875	62.4%

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

Rank History for Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	71.86	151^st	586	74.2%
2004	71.25	160^th	592	73.0%
2005	23.64	495^th	590	16.1%
2006	35.98	440^th	596	26.2%
2007	67.82	201^st	612	67.2%
2008	38.33	446^th	624	28.5%
2009	74.48	161^st	632	74.5%
2010	49.89	380^th	643	40.9%
2011	60.30	297^th	655	54.7%
2012	57.25	323^rd	665	51.4%
2013	72.56	180^th	670	73.1%
2014	49.82	369^th	670	44.9%
2015	65.77	165^th	614	73.1%
2016	28.92	476^th	643	26.0%
2017	62.03	216^th	642	66.4%
2018	39.43	414^th	647	36.0%
2019	37.97	444^th	701	36.7%
2021	44.70	344^th	688	50.0%
2022	50.24	347^th	699	50.4%
2023	66.91	186^th	699	73.4%
2024	43.63	366^th	697	47.5%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	55.32	242^nd	639	62.1%
2022	43.23	351^st	626	43.9%
2024	23.94	493^rd	639	22.8%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.41	403^rd	620	35.0%
2019	63.72	214^th	665	67.8%
2021	70.37	162^nd	639	74.6%
2022	35.13	431^st	658	34.5%
2023	52.45	299^th	656	54.4%
2024	30.32	448^th	664	32.5%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.42	384^th	619	38.0%
2019	12.57	593^rd	675	12.1%
2021	29.23	454^th	653	30.5%
2022	59.61	236^th	664	64.5%
2023	80.80	103^rd	668	84.6%
2024	53.72	263^rd	668	60.6%

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Rank History for high school White students at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.47	451^st	548	17.7%
2019	20.94	469^th	552	15.0%
2021	31.58	360^th	553	34.9%
2022	28.45	409^th	560	27.0%
2023	42.41	298^th	557	46.5%
2024	30.42	373^rd	554	32.7%

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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 Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	175	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	175
1990	177	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	177
1991	187	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	187
1992	205	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
1993	213	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1994	226	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	226
1995	221	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
1996	221	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
1997	211	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
1998	212	2	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1999	216	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2000	208	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	211
2001	227	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
2002	187	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
2003	187	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
2004	180	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
2005	180	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	185
2006	183	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	188
2007	174	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	176
2008	182	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	184
2009	170	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	171
2010	169	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	173
2011	187	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	191
2012	180	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	184
2013	190	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	193
2014	179	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	180
2015	169	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	172
2016	256	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	262
2017	244	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	249
2018	223	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	230
2019	209	1	2	1	0	0	9	0	222
2020	210	1	1	3	0	1	6	0	222
2021	196	1	0	3	0	0	7	0	207
2022	182	1	0	7	0	0	9	0	199
2023	206	1	0	8	0	0	6	0	221

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	175	11.0	15.9	n/a
1990	177	12.0	14.7	n/a
1991	187	12.0	15.5	n/a
1992	205	12.0	17.0	n/a
1993	213	12.0	17.8	n/a
1994	226	12.0	18.8	n/a
1995	224	16.0	14.0	n/a
1996	224	16.0	14.0	n/a
1997	215	16.0	13.4	n/a
1998	218	16.0	13.6	n/a
1999	220	16.0	13.8	n/a
2000	211	16.0	13.2	n/a
2001	230	17.0	13.5	n/a
2002	191	16.0	11.9	11
2003	191	16.0	11.9	11
2004	183	13.0	14.1	10.9
2005	185	13.0	14.2	13.1
2006	188	13.0	14.5	14.5
2007	176	15.0	11.7	14.3
2008	184	12.0	15.3	18.6
2009	171	12.0	14.3	17.5
2010	173	13.0	13.3	22.2
2011	191	12.0	15.9	18.3
2012	184	12.8	14.2	17.9
2013	193	12.8	15.0	22.8
2014	180	8.0	22.5	15.6
2015	172	12.0	14.3	27.3
2016	262	18.0	14.5	37.8
2017	249	19.6	12.6	35.3
2018	230	17.5	13.1	33.5
2019	222	16.7	13.2	38.7
2020	222	15.4	14.4	40.1
2021	207	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	199	15.8	12.5	40.2
2023	221	17.2	12.8	37.1

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 Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	175	11.0	15.9	n/a
1990	177	12.0	14.7	n/a
1991	187	12.0	15.5	n/a
1992	205	12.0	17.0	n/a
1993	213	12.0	17.8	n/a
1994	226	12.0	18.8	n/a
1995	224	16.0	14.0	n/a
1996	224	16.0	14.0	n/a
1997	215	16.0	13.4	n/a
1998	218	16.0	13.6	n/a
1999	220	16.0	13.8	n/a
2000	211	16.0	13.2	n/a
2001	230	17.0	13.5	n/a
2002	191	16.0	11.9	11
2003	191	16.0	11.9	11
2004	183	13.0	14.1	10.9
2005	185	13.0	14.2	13.1
2006	188	13.0	14.5	14.5
2007	176	15.0	11.7	14.3
2008	184	12.0	15.3	18.6
2009	171	12.0	14.3	17.5
2010	173	13.0	13.3	22.2
2011	191	12.0	15.9	18.3
2012	184	12.8	14.2	17.9
2013	193	12.8	15.0	22.8
2014	180	8.0	22.5	15.6
2015	172	12.0	14.3	27.3
2016	262	18.0	14.5	37.8
2017	249	19.6	12.6	35.3
2018	230	17.5	13.1	33.5
2019	222	16.7	13.2	38.7
2020	222	15.4	14.4	40.1
2021	207	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	199	15.8	12.5	40.2
2023	221	17.2	12.8	37.1

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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