Summary:
The city of Aledo, Illinois is home to three schools serving grades K-12: Mercer County High School, Apollo Elementary School, and Mercer County Junior High School. These schools are part of the Mercer County School District 404, which is ranked 549 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Among the standout schools, Apollo Elementary School ranks 901 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and has a 3-star rating. It outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts proficiency and had a relatively high 5th-grade science proficiency rate. Mercer County High School ranks 383 out of 698 Illinois high schools, with a 2-star rating, and maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% while performing better than the district and state in 11th-grade ACT/Science proficiency.
The schools in Aledo vary in size, with enrollments ranging from 272 students at Mercer County Junior High School to 401 students at Mercer County High School. The district as a whole faces challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and inconsistent performance across grade levels, which suggest opportunities for improvement in areas like curriculum alignment and addressing equity concerns.
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