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Schools in Sidell, IL

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Schools

356

Students

Top rankedSalt Fork South Elementary School827^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Salt Fork South Elementary School up 138 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Sidell, Illinois, has two schools in Salt Fork Community Unit District 512: Salt Fork South Elementary School, serving PK–5, and Salt Fork Junior High School, serving grades 6–8. They enroll 154 and 202 students, respectively, and reported achievement and attendance results for 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Both schools have much lower chronic absenteeism than the state: about 12% at each school, compared with 24% statewide in 2025–2026. The most important finding is that the schools’ academic strengths differ by subject, rather than one school leading across the board.

Salt Fork Junior High led all-grades English language arts (ELA) in 2025–2026, with 57% proficient compared with 40% at the elementary school; its result was near the state’s 56%. In math, Salt Fork South Elementary led with 33%, versus 22% at the junior high, though both were below the state’s 40%. The elementary’s fifth-grade science result was a particular bright spot: 70% proficient, 22 percentage points above the state. The junior high’s eighth-grade science result was 36%, 16 points below its grade’s state result. Both schools’ absenteeism rates were also about 12 points below the state rate. Science results are from different grades, so they are not a same-grade school comparison.

Recent changes also point to different patterns: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, junior-high ELA rose 3 percentage points and math rose 6, while elementary ELA fell 5 points and math fell 8. SchoolDigger’s rankings moved in opposite directions: the elementary rose from the 31st to the 52nd percentile, earning 3 stars in 2025–2026, while the junior high fell from the 40th to the 32nd percentile and received 2 stars. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 77% of the elementary and 56% of the junior high; the elementary also had a lower student–teacher ratio (9 versus 16.6) and higher per-student spending ($16,618 versus $12,022). These figures describe differences between the schools but do not explain their results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salt Fork South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork Community Unit District 512	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 288-9306	154	17	9.0	76.6%	142 (92.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	50.7	827^th of 1737 public elementary schools	52.4%		52	965^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.1%	138	69.6		42.3						40.3	46.2						33.3	98%		$16,360	$460	$15,900
Salt Fork Junior High School	Public	6-8	7087 N 600 East Rd	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County	Salt Fork Community Unit District 512	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 288-9306	202	12	16.6	55.4%	183 (90.6%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	32	764^th of 1126 public middle schools	32.1%		38.2	803^rd of 1368 public middle schools	41.3%	39		35.6				56.9	51.6	60.3	56.5				32.8	27.4		22.3	99%		$12,526	$287	$12,239
Faith Christian Academy	Private, Pentecostal	K-10	301 E Main St	Sidell	61876	Vermilion County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 621-7093				—															(n/a)

Cities Near Sidell

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hume	8.57 mi	2	709^th
Broadlands	8.94 mi	1	135^th
Chrisman	10.53 mi	3	575^th
Georgetown	10.71 mi	3	680^th
Homer	11.6 mi	1	238^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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