Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61774

The 61774 zip code area is home to two schools - Olympia High School and Olympia Middle School, both part of the Olympia CUSD 16 district. Based on the available data, Olympia Middle School emerges as the standout performer, with higher academic achievement, lower chronic absenteeism, and a better statewide ranking compared to the high school.

Olympia Middle School ranks 394 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools and receives a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages on the IAR English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, with 53.3% and 31.4% proficiency rates respectively. It also has a higher 64% proficiency rate on the ISA Science assessment. In contrast, both Olympia High School and Olympia Middle School have lower proficiency rates than the state averages on the SAT/ELA and SAT/Math assessments for 11th-grade students.

While Olympia High School has a strong 92.3% four-year graduation rate, it also has a 2.0% dropout rate. Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. The high school has higher spending per student ($17,252) compared to the middle school ($11,280), but this does not translate to better academic performance, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation may be impacting student outcomes.