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Best Public Schools in Clinton County, IL

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Illinois State Board of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

4,759

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedDamiansville Elementary School22^nd of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carlyle Junior High School up 118 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Damiansville Elementary School 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4★

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

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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)							Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Albers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	206 N Broadway	Albers	62215	Clinton County	Albers School District 63	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 248-5146	154	14	10.9	19.5%	148 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	71	578^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.9%		83.9	285^th of 2067 public elementary schools	86.2%	293										50.0	76.9	55.6	58.8	50.0	50.0	90.5	84.6	65.7	61.1	70.6	57.1	50.0	52.4	38.5	55.6	97.4%		$12,663	$491	$12,171
Aviston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 S Hull St	Aviston	62216	Clinton County	Aviston School District 21	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 228-7245	462	27	17.1	5.8%	458 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91.6	143^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	93.0%		95.8	79^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.2%	64										58.7	73.9	88.2	74.5	73.9	73.0	84.0	87.0	80.4	90.2	88.2	71.7	62.2	68.0	65.2	75.1	98.3%		$9,384	$314	$9,069
Central Community High School	Public	9-12	7740 Old US Highway 50	Breese	62230	Clinton County	Central CHSD 71	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 526-4578	629	42	14.9	19.6%	577 (91.7%)	3 (0.5%)	35 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	88.2	65^th of 698 public high schools	90.7%		83.2	101^st of 697 public high schools	85.5%	36	80.8	65.4	62.3	52.9	65.8	64.7	63.9	62.6	61.3																	98.9%		$13,926	$557	$13,369
Bartelso Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	306 S Washington St	Bartelso	62218	Clinton County	Bartelso School District 57	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 765-2164	166	12	13.8	3.0%	166 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.8	165^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.0%		91.3	162^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	92.2%	3										61.9	86.4	68.8	79.2	85.7	94.7	94.7	95.5	86.8	93.8	62.5	52.4	68.4	73.7	68.2	68.6	97.4%		$9,451	$567	$8,884
Beckemeyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	110 4th St	Beckemeyer	62219	Clinton County	Breese Education Service District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 227-8242	250	16	15.6	33.6%	211 (84.4%)	4 (1.6%)	31 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																										98.8%		$12,673	$25	$12,647
Breese Elementary School	Public	3-8	777 Memorial Dr	Breese	62230	Clinton County	Breese Education Service District 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 526-7128	357	22	16.2	34.7%	304 (85.2%)	2 (0.6%)	44 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	85.1	183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	86.6%		85.4	168^th of 1363 public middle schools	87.7%	15										39.6	52.8	70.6	84.0	66.0	82.5	86.2	81.1	78.3	64.7	64.0	47.2	44.4	50.0	53.8	54.1	98.1%		$10,285	$25	$10,260
Carlyle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	951 6th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 594-3766	364	27	13.6	52.5%	328 (90.1%)	11 (3.0%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	61.9	766^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.7%		72.1	520^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.8%	246												40.6	69.7					55.9	39.1	64.5					52.4	96.6%		$12,640	$841	$11,799
Carlyle High School	Public	9-12	1461 12th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 594-2453	281	27	10.4	52.3%	257 (91.5%)	4 (1.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)	67.1	194^th of 698 public high schools	72.2%		67.1	178^th of 697 public high schools	74.5%	16	60.3	61.5	35.9	32.3	43.6	56.9	56.0	54.0	52.0																	97.7%		$17,984	$841	$17,143
Carlyle Junior High School	Public	5-8	1631 12th St	Carlyle	62231	Clinton County	Carlyle CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 594-8292	281	20	13.7	56.9%	245 (87.2%)	10 (3.6%)	11 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	69.7	362^nd of 1368 public middle schools	73.5%		58	480^th of 1363 public middle schools	64.8%	118										57.3	44.4			68.0	64.4	75.4	72.6	69.7			25.3	38.4	34.4	37.1	33.6	98.3%		$14,004	$841	$13,162
Damiansville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	101 E Main St	Damiansville	62215	Clinton County	Damiansville School District 62	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 248-5188	102	10	9.8	12.7%	91 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	97.1	22^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%		94.6	112^th of 2067 public elementary schools	94.6%	90										90.0		100.0	100.0	90.0	100.0	91.7		97.1	87.5	85.7	70.0	60.0	91.7		82.6	91.7%		$10,288	$574	$9,714
Germantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 Walnut St	Germantown	62245	Clinton County	Germantown School District 60	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 523-4253	258	22	11.6	18.2%	240 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	82.5	336^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.7%		87.7	229^th of 2067 public elementary schools	88.9%	107										52.0	73.9	47.4	78.6	84.0	80.0	76.9	91.3	77.3	57.9	60.7	60.0	75.0	69.2	73.9	66.0	99.2%		$10,451	$478	$9,973
St Rose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18004 Saint Rose Rd	Breese	62230	Clinton County	St Rose School District 14-15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 526-7484	167	13	12.8	15.0%	157 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	78.1	429^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.1%		80.3	356^th of 2067 public elementary schools	82.8%	73										80.0	80.0	61.1	61.1	53.3	69.2	73.7	80.0	66.3	72.2	55.6	53.3	46.2	52.6	60.0	57.1	98.2%		$12,284	$875	$11,409
Trenton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	315 N. Main St.	Trenton	62293	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 224-9411	207	14	14.7	36.7%	181 (87.4%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)								(n/a)												62.7						62.7	66.7						66.7	98.6%		$12,518	$1,385	$11,134
Wesclin Senior High School	Public	9-12	699 Wesclin Rd	Trenton	62293	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 224-7341	343	28	12.3	33.5%	298 (86.9%)	5 (1.5%)	24 (7.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	68.1	185^th of 698 public high schools	73.5%		59.8	223^rd of 697 public high schools	68.0%	38	63.8	57.7	36.2	43.6	51.1	48.7	50.8	50.8	50.8																	100%		$13,594	$879	$12,715
New Baden Elementary School	Public	K-3	700 Marilyn Dr	New Baden	62265	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 588-3535	246	17	14.4	40.7%	194 (78.9%)	5 (2.0%)	36 (14.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)												71.2						71.2	79.7						79.7	98.5%		$13,358	$2,492	$10,866
Wesclin Middle School	Public	4-8	10003 State Route 160	Trenton	62293	Clinton County	Wesclin CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 224-7355	492	37	13.4	35.4%	420 (85.4%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.5%)	76.3	287^th of 1368 public middle schools	79.0%		71.8	327^th of 1363 public middle schools	76.0%	40										54.9	53.8		73.2	59.8	68.8	74.5	66.7	68.5		59.8	41.2	41.9	45.7	41.9	46.1	99.4%		$11,230	$593	$10,637

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