Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61756


Summary:

The 61756 zip code is home to two high-performing schools, Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School and Maroa-Forsyth Middle School, both part of the Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 district. These schools consistently rank among the top in the state, with Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School ranked 164 out of 697 Illinois high schools and Maroa-Forsyth Middle School ranked 272 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School stands out for its impressive 94.3% 4-year graduation rate and low 2.8% dropout rate. The school also outperforms the state average in SAT English Language Arts proficiency (36% vs. 31.1%) and ISA Science proficiency (76.2% vs. 53.2%) for 11th-grade students. Maroa-Forsyth Middle School demonstrates strong performance in IAR English Language Arts, with 65.9% of all grades proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.2%. The middle school also outperforms the state average in IAR Mathematics proficiency for all grades (32.9% vs. 28.4%) and ISA Science proficiency for all grades (70% vs. 53.2%).

Both schools maintain reasonable spending per student, with Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School spending $8,104 per student and Maroa-Forsyth Middle School spending $7,432 per student. The student-teacher ratios are also manageable, at 15:1 for the high school and 15.5:1 for the middle school. These factors, combined with the schools' consistent high performance, suggest that the Maroa-Forsyth schools are effectively meeting the educational needs of their community.








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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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