Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61844

Summary:

The 61844 zip code is home to a single public high school, Oakwood High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Oakwood CUSD 76 district, which is ranked 655 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oakwood High School's academic performance has been a concern, with proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (16.9%), SAT English Language Arts (27.7%), and ISA Science (42.6%) all falling below the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 292 out of 697 Illinois high schools (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 394 out of 699 (2 stars) in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 6.3% is higher than the state average.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as Oakwood High School has a relatively high percentage of students (46.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,287, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.2, slightly lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.0% is significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Oakwood High School	Public	9-12	5870 US Route 150	Fithian	61844	Vermilion County	Oakwood CUSD 76	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 354-2358	278	18	15.2	44.2%	254 (91.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	51.3	292^nd of 697 public high schools	58.1%		54.2	283^rd of 699 public high schools	59.5%	9	42.6	16.9	27.7	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	99.6	98.2	98.2	97.1	$13,413	$564	$12,850

Cities Near Zip Code 61844

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakwood	2.82 mi	1	726^th
Catlin	3.51 mi	4	569^th
Fithian	4.03 mi	1	399^th
Danville	6.12 mi	15	751^st
Westville	7.31 mi	3	723^rd

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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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