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Best Public Schools in Clinton County, IL

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Schools

5,278

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDamiansville Elementary School53^rd of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carlyle Elementary School up 206 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Willow Grove Elementary School 9.7 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
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%)	70.5	463^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	73.3%		71	578^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.9%	115										68.8	68.2	43.5	76.5	68.8	66.7	93.8	90.9	72.5	60.9		68.8		68.8	54.5	59.6	97.4%		$13,928	$582	$13,347
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%)	86.8	179^th of 1737 public elementary schools	89.7%		91.6	143^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	93.0%	36										59.6	69.2	80.4	84.0	75.0	73.3	75.0	80.8	78.4	87.5	88.0	69.2	61.4	61.1	63.5	72.8	98.3%		$10,190	$390	$9,800
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%)	76.7	110^th of 620 public high schools	82.3%		88.2	65^th of 698 public high schools	90.7%	45	76.5	69.8	56.6	53.7	63.3	61.7	48.4	45.3	51.6																	98.9%		$14,319	$520	$13,799
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%)	82.7	247^th of 1737 public elementary schools	85.8%		90.8	165^th of 2056 public elementary schools	92.0%	82										62.5	100.0		81.3	79.2	90.5	94.7	89.5	86.2		68.8	50.0	61.9	94.7	78.9	70.6	97.4%		$10,757	$596	$10,160
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%		$8,258	$00	$8,258
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%)	78.2	201^st of 1126 public middle schools	82.1%		85.1	183^rd of 1368 public middle schools	86.6%	18										58.2	60.4	71.4	78.9	85.5	78.2	85.5	87.3	81.1	57.1	57.7	29.1	58.2	47.5	54.5	51.0	98.1%		$12,772	$35	$12,737
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%)	65.8	560^th of 1737 public elementary schools	67.8%		61.9	766^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.7%	206												65.0	64.3					64.6	56.7	57.1					56.9	96.6%		$14,516	$667	$13,849
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%)	44.6	342^nd of 620 public high schools	44.8%		67.1	194^th of 698 public high schools	72.2%	148	55.0	49.4	35.0	22.2	43.3	45.7	37.7	42.6	50.8																	97.7%		$19,701	$666	$19,035
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%)	54.4	468^th of 1126 public middle schools	58.4%		69.7	362^nd of 1368 public middle schools	73.5%	106										60.0	47.1			71.1	70.9	59.5	72.1	68.4			28.9	40.5	43.2	42.6	38.7	98.3%		$14,034	$666	$13,368
Schiller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	800 W 4th St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	Centralia School District 135	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-1907	270	19	14.5	—	141 (52.2%)	66 (24.4%)	13 (4.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (17.4%)								(n/a)																										95.6%		$20,123	$1,339	$18,784
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%)	94.5	53^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	96.9%		97.1	22^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	98.9%	31										66.7		100.0	93.3	100.0	100.0		90.9	95.8	100.0		66.7			90.9	76.1	91.7%		$13,236	$335	$12,900
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%)	83.3	236^th of 1737 public elementary schools	86.4%		82.5	336^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.7%	100										60.7	72.0	68.6	75.0	64.3	84.6	90.5	88.0	77.4	82.9	75.0	60.7	73.1	81.0	64.0	72.9	99.2%		$10,845	$470	$10,375
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%)	78.8	321^st of 1737 public elementary schools	81.5%		78.1	429^th of 2056 public elementary schools	79.1%	108										72.2	90.0		65.0	77.8	78.6	78.6	75.0	72.3		60.0				55.0	55.4	98.2%		$12,431	$770	$11,661
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)												79.5						79.5	71.8						71.8	98.6%		$14,153	$00	$14,153
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%)	64.1	183^rd of 620 public high schools	70.5%		68.1	185^th of 698 public high schools	73.5%	2	66.7	50.0	50.6	39.4	50.6	50.0	55.1	48.7	51.3																	100%		$14,690	$00	$14,690
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)												69.0						69.0	75.9						75.9	98.5%		$13,754	$1,436	$12,318
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%)	67.2	324^th of 1126 public middle schools	71.2%		76.3	287^th of 1368 public middle schools	79.0%	37										65.3	59.3		77.6	68.4	70.5	81.8	64.1	72.7		76.6	42.9	47.6	57.6	43.5	54.1	99.4%		$11,151	$00	$11,151
North Wamac Grade School	Public	K-8	1500 Case St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	North Wamac School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-1826	122	9	13.5	92.6%	96 (78.7%)	5 (4.1%)	10 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)								(n/a)											71.4			55.6			78.6	57.3							37.3	86.9%		$17,395	$1,355	$16,040
Willow Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	815 W 7th St	Centralia	62801	Clinton County	Willow Grove School District 46	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 532-3313	127	13	9.7	76.4%	97 (76.4%)	3 (2.4%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)								(n/a)											57.9						63.2	45.5		61.1					43.2	91.3%		$14,569	$861	$13,709

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