Best Public Schools in Sumner, IL

Sumner, Illinois, has one listed school, Sumner Attendance Center, a middle school serving grades 4–6 with 193 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades English language arts proficiency was 55.7%, just below the state’s 56.3%, while fifth-grade science proficiency was 37% after rounding, compared with 48% statewide. The clearest academic concern is mathematics: 27% of students were proficient, versus 40% statewide and 29% districtwide in Red Hill CUSD 10.

There is no school-to-school leader or trailing school to identify; the clearest contrasts are among grades at the school. Fourth grade stands out in ELA, with 63% proficient, 7 points above the state rate. Sixth grade is the weakest relative result: 15% were proficient in mathematics, 21 points below the state, and 50% in ELA, 9 points below. Fifth grade’s ELA result was also above the state, at 58% versus 55%, while its mathematics result was 31% versus 36%. These grade differences offer more useful comparisons than a citywide school ranking.

Results changed differently by subject. All-grades ELA fell about 5 points, from 60% in 2024–2025 to 56% in 2025–2026, while the state rose about 3 points; mathematics edged up about 1 point, from 26% to 27%, and remained 13 points below the state in both years. Fifth-grade science improved about 12 points, from 24% to 37%, narrowing its state gap to 11 points, though it still trailed. Chronic absenteeism was lower than both the state and district rates in 2025–2026: 19%, compared with 24% and 27%. Context figures include a 16:1 student-teacher ratio in 2024–2025 and 57% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these figures describe the school, but do not explain its results.