Best Public Schools in Argenta, IL

The city of Argenta, Illinois is home to two schools: Argenta-Oreana High School and Argenta-Oreana Middle School, both part of the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district. While the high school has seen steady improvement in its statewide ranking, both schools face challenges, including below-average test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Argenta-Oreana High School has a four-year graduation rate of 89.0%, which is relatively high, but its test scores are below the state averages, with only 36.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 23.5% in Mathematics, and 32.4% in Science. In contrast, Argenta-Oreana Middle School has maintained a consistent statewide ranking and its English Language Arts proficiency rates are above the state average, with 54.7% of all grades proficient or better in 2024-2025. However, the middle school's Mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state average, with only 28.2% of all grades proficient or better.

Both schools in the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 25.4% for both the high school and middle school. The district as a whole is ranked 458th out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating room for improvement in the overall educational outcomes for students in Argenta.