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Best Public Schools in Adams County, IL

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Schools

8,717

Students

Districts

Top rankedLiberty High School81^st of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Seymour Elementary School up 315 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central High School 10 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adams County RSSP	Public	7-12	1416 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 228-7175	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Academic Behavior&Community Academy	Public	7-12	1416 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 228-7175	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Quincy Area Vocational Technical Center	Public	10-12	219 Baldwin Dr	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Adam/Brwn/Cass/Morgn/Pik/Sctt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 224-3775	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	301 Hanna St	Golden	62339	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 696-4652	75	8	9.5	40.0%	67 (89.3%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.0%)								(n/a)																										96.4%		$16,455	$443	$16,012
Central High School	Public	9-12	2110 Highway 94 N	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 593-7731	220	22	10.0	41.4%	210 (95.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	61.1	207^th of 620 public high schools	66.6%		66.3	200^th of 698 public high schools	71.3%	7	57.9	62.1	33.3	44.8	49.1	63.8	48.2	50.0	44.6																	99.6%		$16,503	$369	$16,134
Central Junior High School	Public	5-8	2110 Highway 94 N	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 593-7741	221	17	12.9	42.5%	210 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)	27.8	817^th of 1126 public middle schools	27.4%		43.1	729^th of 1368 public middle schools	46.7%	88										72.1	32.3			70.5	58.1	46.5	46.2	55.8			41.0	33.9	32.6		28.6	99.6%		$12,913	$1,009	$11,905
Central Elementary School	Public	1-4	109 W School St	Camp Point	62320	Adams County	Central CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 593-7795	227	21	10.8	43.6%	213 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	40.4	999^th of 1737 public elementary schools	42.5%		60.6	792^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	61.5%	207												46.0	64.8					57.0	50.0	28.2					37.2	98.8%		$12,372	$413	$11,959
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 645-3481	336	25	13.5	28.3%	329 (97.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	69	495^th of 1737 public elementary schools	71.5%		62.9	742^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	63.9%	247										60.5		69.8	71.4	60.5				67.0	86.0	64.3	28.9				60.6	96.5%		$14,663	$429	$14,234
Liberty High School	Public	6-12	505 N Park St	Liberty	62347	Adams County	Liberty CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 645-3433	253	21	11.9	29.2%	243 (96.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	82	81^st of 620 public high schools	86.9%		77.9	125^th of 698 public high schools	82.1%	44	82.1	63.6	59.0	45.5	64.1	54.5	62.0	62.0	62.0		58.1				51.8	66.7	76.2	63.7				39.3	45.8	40.5	41.8	98.4%		$13,208	$554	$12,654
Unity High School	Public	9-12	453 W Collins St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 936-2116	176	17	10.2	39.8%	164 (93.2%)	5 (2.8%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	392^nd of 620 public high schools	36.8%		50.4	341^st of 698 public high schools	51.1%	51	51.1	45.5	22.2	31.8	26.7	29.5	57.1	34.3	54.3																	100%		$14,790	$194	$14,596
Unity Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	136 W Washington St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 936-2512	296	22	13.5	43.6%	290 (98.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	43.3	950^th of 1737 public elementary schools	45.3%		64.8	705^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.7%	245												36.4	46.9					41.3	58.2	55.1					56.7	98.6%		$10,933	$1,161	$9,772
Unity Middle School	Public	5-8	453 W Collins St	Mendon	62351	Adams County	Cusd 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 936-2727	200	16	12.6	52.5%	194 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	62.5	372^nd of 1126 public middle schools	67.0%		67	401^st of 1368 public middle schools	70.7%	29										57.7	77.1			65.4	57.8	79.6	82.9	71.0			61.5	28.9	38.9		40.3	99%		$10,025	$194	$9,830
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 W State St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 656-3323	233	22	10.8	50.2%	214 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	49.8	839^th of 1737 public elementary schools	51.7%		42.4	1154^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%	315												54.2	45.2		84.0			50.0	45.8	35.5		50.0			33.6	97%		$18,037	$1,165	$16,873
Seymour High School	Public	7-12	420 W Brainard St	Payson	62360	Adams County	Payson CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 656-3355	216	19	11.1	49.1%	198 (91.7%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.6%)	32.2	443^rd of 620 public high schools	28.5%		40.9	432^nd of 698 public high schools	38.1%	11	41.4	41.9		35.5		32.3	40.0		40.0							50.0	54.8	52.5							18.6	100%		$15,402	$360	$15,042
Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School	Public	K-5	3000 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-0003	564	40	14.0	64.7%	405 (71.8%)	43 (7.6%)	31 (5.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (14.0%)	32	1156^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.4%		39.4	1224^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.5%	68										54.8		43.8	50.6	53.3				49.1	33.3	29.4	28.0				30.3	97.3%		$14,653	$1,613	$13,040
Quincy Senior High School	Public	9-12	3322 Maine St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 224-3770	1,847	99	18.7	55.1%	1,410 (76.3%)	134 (7.3%)	88 (4.8%)	25 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	181 (9.8%)	37.7	402^nd of 620 public high schools	35.2%		54.1	310^th of 698 public high schools	55.6%	92	56.0	45.6	34.1	30.7	41.0	40.3	39.1	28.3	39.1																	98.8%		$12,572	$461	$12,111
Quincy Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 S 14th St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-3073	1,295	76	17.0	58.9%	955 (73.7%)	99 (7.6%)	74 (5.7%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	156 (12.0%)	14.8	979^th of 1126 public middle schools	13.1%		29.6	943^rd of 1368 public middle schools	31.1%	36											39.5				38.6	34.5	39.5	37.5				23.4	25.4	16.6	21.9	98.8%		$12,585	$616	$11,969
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School	Public	K-5	4100 Harrison Street	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-2530	501	39	12.8	59.1%	389 (77.6%)	23 (4.6%)	18 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.8%)	41.1	981^st of 1737 public elementary schools	43.5%		46.4	1073^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	47.8%	92										47.7		53.5	59.5	57.5				56.8	48.8	31.0	31.0				37.0	98%		$15,123	$1,538	$13,586
Colonel George Iles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3111 N 12th St	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 222-4059	535	40	13.3	69.2%	354 (66.2%)	50 (9.3%)	28 (5.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	99 (18.5%)	32	1155^th of 1737 public elementary schools	33.5%		42.8	1145^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.3%	10										43.2		41.8	64.2	45.7				51.9	32.8	36.8	30.9				33.7	99.1%		$14,302	$1,529	$12,774
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School	Public	K-5	3211 Payson Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 223-8871	588	39	15.0	61.9%	455 (77.4%)	38 (6.5%)	21 (3.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.6%)	50.8	823^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	52.6%		52.1	962^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.2%	139										48.8		59.5	63.4	69.0				64.0	46.8	49.5	27.6				41.6	97.8%		$14,014	$1,687	$12,327
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School	Public	K-5	4900 Columbus Rd	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 228-7117	500	41	12.1	67.2%	350 (70.0%)	44 (8.8%)	35 (7.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (13.6%)	28.3	1212^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.2%		36	1294^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.1%	82										30.9		43.2	54.5	33.0				43.4	54.1	40.9	19.1				36.7	97.9%		$14,631	$1,378	$13,253
Adams County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	5-12	200 N 52nd St	Quincy	62305	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 277-2233	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										100%
Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	401 S 8th St	Quincy	62301	Adams County	Quincy School District 172	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 228-7121	434	16	27.1	77.0%	305 (70.3%)	41 (9.4%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (16.4%)								(n/a)																										98.8%		$24,650	$9,982	$14,668

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