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Best Public Schools in Douglas County, IL

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Schools

2,780

Students

Districts

Top rankedArthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School218^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

North Ward Elementary School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Arcola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 268-4961	410	31	13.0	45.9%	190 (46.3%)	4 (1.0%)	207 (50.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	20.6	1370^th of 1737 public elementary schools	21.1%		39.6	1222^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.6%	148										34.7		30.4	42.9	34.0	62.5			41.6	23.9		24.0				20.0	96.3%		$14,901	$644	$14,257
Arcola High School	Public	7-12	351 W Washington St	Arcola	61910	Douglas County	Arcola CUSD 306	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 268-4962	299	27	11.0	57.2%	153 (51.2%)	2 (0.7%)	135 (45.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	29.8	454^th of 620 public high schools	26.8%		41.8	421^st of 698 public high schools	39.7%	33	52.0	51.2	26.0		32.0	34.1	31.6		36.8		44.9					35.9	40.8	38.6							18.2	97.9%		$18,189	$400	$17,789
Arthur Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	126 E Lincoln St	Arthur	61911	Douglas County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 543-2109	258	21	12.0	55.8%	199 (77.1%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (17.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	45.6	910^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.6%		64.6	709^th of 2056 public elementary schools	65.5%	201										36.7	43.5	52.2	56.5	43.3	75.9	80.6	65.2	62.9				41.4	61.3		37.7	91.8%		$14,477	$1,288	$13,189
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School	Public	9-12	301 E Columbia St	Arthur	61911	Douglas County	Arthur CUSD 305	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 543-2146	310	28	10.8	46.8%	273 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	29 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	59.8	218^th of 620 public high schools	64.8%		70.3	171^st of 698 public high schools	75.5%	47	69.6	62.7	26.8	34.3	33.9	58.2	59.7	50.7	50.7																	94.2%		$16,253	$1,552	$14,701
East Prairie Middle School	Public	5-8	409 S Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 253-2828	271	24	11.3	42.8%	246 (90.8%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	57.5	432^nd of 1126 public middle schools	61.6%		67.7	394^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.2%	38										48.3	50.8			50.0	76.7	76.1	76.6	70.3			36.2	50.0	29.9	28.1	35.7	99.2%		$17,213	$155	$17,058
North Ward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1201 N Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 253-2712	334	28	11.7	44.3%	291 (87.1%)	6 (1.8%)	26 (7.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	33.3	1132^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	34.8%		39.4	1226^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.4%	94												46.8	45.5					46.2	53.2	29.6					42.2	96.8%		$15,209	$339	$14,869
Tuscola High School	Public	9-12	500 S Prairie St	Tuscola	61953	Douglas County	Tuscola CUSD 301	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 253-2377	299	24	12.5	38.1%	269 (90.0%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	57.8	232^nd of 620 public high schools	62.6%		52.1	323^rd of 698 public high schools	53.7%	91	74.6	57.1	49.3	14.3	49.3	50.0	65.8	27.4	47.9																	98.6%		$13,227	$105	$13,122
Villa Grove High School	Public	9-12	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 832-2321	194	16	11.8	47.9%	180 (92.8%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	36.9	408^th of 620 public high schools	34.2%		54.7	304^th of 698 public high schools	56.4%	104	60.8	32.6	41.2	36.4	43.1		40.7	25.9	24.1																	99%		$12,193	$16	$12,177
Villa Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 832-2261	310	24	13.0	56.5%	277 (89.4%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	45.9	906^th of 1737 public elementary schools	47.8%		62	765^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.8%	141										57.9		60.5	57.4	68.4	55.0			60.0	48.8	38.9	31.6	25.0			36.6	98.1%		$15,279	$342	$14,937
Villa Grove Junior High School	Public	7-8	400 N Sycamore St	Villa Grove	61956	Douglas County	Villa Grove CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 832-2261	95	6	14.6	54.7%	83 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	46.1	575^th of 1126 public middle schools	48.9%		62.5	460^th of 1368 public middle schools	66.4%	115											55.8					56.7	74.4	67.1					36.7	23.3	28.8	98.6%		$7,036	$16	$7,021

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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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