Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61074


Summary:

The 61074 zip code area is home to two schools - West Carroll Primary, an elementary school serving grades PK-5, and West Carroll High School, serving grades 9-12. Both schools are part of the West Carroll CUSD 314 district, which is ranked 642 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Carroll Primary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it currently sits at 1014 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and student proficiency rates on state assessments that are generally below state averages, with only 3rd grade ELA and 3rd grade Math exceeding the Illinois averages. In contrast, West Carroll High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 322 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 472 out of 697 in 2023-2024. The high school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% and student proficiency rates on the SAT that are well below state averages.

Both schools serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with West Carroll Primary at 60.58% and West Carroll High School at 56.64%. The district as a whole may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to raise the performance of its schools and address the consistent decline in academic outcomes observed across both the elementary and high school levels.








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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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