Best Public Schools in Granite City, IL

Summary:

The city of Granite City, Illinois is home to 9 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, all part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with low academic performance, high poverty levels, and chronic absenteeism concerns.

Among the standout schools, Venice Elementary School has the highest spending per student at $30,315 and the highest percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 98.82%, but its academic performance is relatively low, with only 25.8% proficient in ELA and 3.2% proficient in Math. In contrast, Grigsby Intermediate School has the highest ELA proficiency rates in the district at 25.8%, significantly higher than the district average of 24%.

Overall, the schools in Granite City CUSD 9 struggle academically compared to state averages, with only 25.7% of students at Granite City High School proficient in ELA and 19.9% proficient in Math on the 11th grade ACT, compared to state averages of 51.7% and 39.3% respectively. Additionally, the district faces high rates of chronic absenteeism at 25.4% and significant poverty, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch ranging from 54.64% at Prather Elementary to 98.82% at Venice Elementary.

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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
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	1182^nd of 1363 public middle schools	13.3%	32											28.7					16.8	25.0	20.8					9.5	6.9	8.2	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.6	99.9		98.1	$15,998	$1,046	$14,952
Frohardt Elementary School	Public	3-4	2040 Johnson Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5821	452	28	16.1	73.9%	242 (53.5%)	103 (22.8%)	73 (16.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	16.7	1747^th of 2056 public elementary schools	15.0%		20.4	1670^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.2%	77												29.7	19.2					24.7	25.3	16.4					21.0	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.5	99.3	99.5			$15,227	$2,040	$13,187
Granite City High School	Public	9-12	3148 Fehling Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 451-5808	1,755	87	20.1	62.8%	1,036 (59.0%)	335 (19.1%)	251 (14.3%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.0%)	23.2	544^th of 698 public high schools	22.1%		21.8	531^st of 697 public high schools	23.8%	13	42.1	33.4	13.1	9.0	31.9	29.8	25.7	19.9	36.3																	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.9	99.2		96.4	$16,787	$825	$15,961
Maryville Elementary School	Public	1-2	4651 Maryville Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-2044	395	25	15.8	74.7%	207 (52.4%)	77 (19.5%)	68 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.6%)								(n/a)																										96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.4	96.1	96.1			$16,322	$1,684	$14,638
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	3-4	316 E Chain of Rocks Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-0057	413	28	14.7	70.5%	234 (56.7%)	64 (15.5%)	78 (18.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	18.5	1705^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%		22.1	1621^st of 2067 public elementary schools	21.6%	84												18.9	33.9					26.3	18.4	24.7					21.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8			$16,660	$2,014	$14,647
Wilson Elementary School	Public	1-2	2400 Wilson Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5817	448	30	14.9	77.5%	194 (43.3%)	125 (27.9%)	74 (16.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.8%)								(n/a)																										96.8	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.0	96.3	96.8			$16,212	$2,752	$13,460
Prather Elementary School	Public	PK-K	2450 W 25Th St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5700	612	37	16.5	60.5%	305 (49.8%)	122 (19.9%)	109 (17.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	71 (11.6%)								(n/a)																										89.2	90.9	90.9	90.9	91.5	90.6	89.4	36.0		$16,656	$1,672	$14,984
Grigsby Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3801 Cargill Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5544	818	46	17.7	70.8%	429 (52.4%)	185 (22.6%)	135 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)								(n/a)										20.7				24.7	26.9			25.8			13.7	8.3			11.2	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.6	98.4	98.6		42.4	$14,683	$1,706	$12,976
Lake School	Public	5-12	3201 E 23Rd St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 451-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										100.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.8	100.0		85.2
Venice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	544 Niedringhaus Ave	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Venice CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 274-7953	62	11	5.6	98.4%	1 (1.6%)	59 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)																		25.8							3.2	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	12.9	18.8	$31,812	$1,197	$30,615

Cities Near Granite City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hartford	4.86 mi	1	668^th
South Roxana	5.07 mi	1
Madison	5.8 mi	4	782^nd
Roxana	6.32 mi	3	539^th
Glen Carbon	6.46 mi	2	259^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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