Best Public Schools in Carrollton, IL

Summary:

The city of Carrollton, Illinois is home to two schools - Carrollton Grade School, an elementary school, and Carrollton High School. Both schools are part of the Carrollton CUSD 1 district, which serves the local community.

Carrollton High School has shown promising improvements in recent years, moving up in the statewide rankings from 470 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 252 out of 698 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also increased from 2 stars to 3 stars, indicating better performance compared to other high schools in the state. Academically, Carrollton High School students perform above the state average in several key test areas, including ACT English Language Arts, ACT Science, and PreACT Secure English Language Arts for 9th grade.

However, both Carrollton Grade School and Carrollton High School face challenges, particularly with high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4%, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, Carrollton Grade School students perform below the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the IAR assessments, while Carrollton High School students are below average in ACT Mathematics. These academic disparities suggest opportunities for the district to strengthen instructional practices and support student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	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
Carrollton Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	721 4th St	Carrollton	62016	Greene County	Carrollton CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 942-6831	269	26	10.3	62.5%	243 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	28.7	1464^th of 2056 public elementary schools	28.8%		27.1	1481^st of 2067 public elementary schools	28.4%	17										15.0	41.9	36.0	32.1	20.0	34.8	32.3	48.4	34.8	44.0	28.6	5.0	39.1	25.8	16.1	26.6	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.6	98.2	97.9	18.0	27.2	$13,802	$1,373	$12,429
Carrollton High School	Public	9-12	950 3rd St	Carrollton	62016	Greene County	Carrollton CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 942-6913	180	18	10.0	39.4%	169 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	59.6	252^nd of 698 public high schools	63.9%		30.2	470^th of 697 public high schools	32.6%	218	65.0	42.9	27.5	34.3	42.5	54.3	61.0	41.5	46.3																	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	98.4	99.5		97.3	$15,685	$1,026	$14,659

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
White Hall	9.9 mi	1	657^th
Greenfield	11.03 mi	2	583^rd
Jerseyville	12.81 mi	6	287^th
Roodhouse	13.07 mi	1	672^nd
Hardin	13.84 mi	2	608^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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