Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62277

Summary:

The 62277 zip code is home to a single public school, Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 129 students enrolled. The school is part of the Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134 district, which is ranked 333 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong performer, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) test scores. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Illinois elementary schools on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking, reaching as high as 355 out of 2,082 schools in the 2021-2022 school year. The school's ELA proficiency rates are significantly higher than the state average, with 75% of 8th-grade students proficient in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 49.9%. However, the school's math proficiency rates show more uneven performance, with 7th-grade students exceeding the state average but 6th and 8th-grade students performing below.

The school serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 48.06% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Despite this, the school's per-student spending of $12,168 and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in 2022-2023 suggest the district is allocating resources effectively to support student learning and well-being. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 13.8% in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state average, which could be an area for the school to focus on improving.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)					IAR Mathematics (2024)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (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	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	714 Middle St	Prairie Du Rocher	62277	Randolph County	Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 284-3530	129	10	12.7	48.1%	123 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	48.9	964^th of 2067 public elementary schools	53.4%		75.7	456^th of 2077 public elementary schools	78.0%	508	52.2	30.8	57.1	71.4	75.0	56.5	23.1	14.3	57.2	16.7	34.8	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	10.9	33.6	$13,693	$1,890	$11,803

Cities Near Zip Code 62277

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Prairie Du Rocher	0.31 mi	1	188^th
Evansville	8.98 mi	1	450^th
Red Bud	9.94 mi	6	342^nd
Waterloo	16.49 mi	5	72^nd
Valmeyer	18.53 mi	3	545^th

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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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