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Best Public Schools in Effingham County, IL

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Schools

4,942

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedTeutopolis Grade School103^rd of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Effingham Junior High School up 205 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

South Side Grade School 9.9 students per teacher

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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
Fresh Start Treatment & Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	215 N 1st St	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(844) 999-9005	0	5	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fresh Start Treatment & Learning-Intermediate	Public, Alternative	K-12	900 W Edgar Ave	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Eastern IL Area of Special Educ	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(844) 999-9005	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tristar Academy Safe School Program	Public	6-9	1204 Network Centre Dr Ste A	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Bond/Christian/Effingham/Fayette/Montgomery ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 342-2865	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Aspire Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1204 Network Centre Dr Ste A	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Bond/Christian/Effingham/Fayette/Montgomery ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 342-2865	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Altamont Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	407 S Edwards St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 483-5171	462	39	12.0	62.3%	433 (93.7%)	5 (1.1%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	50.6	829^th of 1737 public elementary schools	52.3%		70.6	586^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.5%	243										49.0	63.0	39.6	63.6	61.2	75.6	62.2	75.9	62.8	41.5	50.9	40.8	44.4	43.2	35.2	42.7	96.1%		$14,030	$2,252	$11,778
Altamont High School	Public	9-12	7 S Ewing St	Altamont	62411	Effingham County	Altamont CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 483-6194	222	21	10.8	51.4%	208 (93.7%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	50.9	280^th of 620 public high schools	54.8%		60	249^th of 698 public high schools	64.3%	31	50.0	50.0	37.5	39.4	55.4	45.5	50.9	34.0	45.3																	99.2%		$17,031	$1,778	$15,253
Beecher City Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	304 E Vine	Beecher City	62414	Effingham County	Beecher City CUSD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 487-5100	196	15	13.1	49.5%	188 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	65.4	571^st of 1737 public elementary schools	67.1%		61.4	775^th of 2056 public elementary schools	62.3%	204										56.3		55.6	71.4	53.1				59.8	70.4	60.7					49.4	97%		$13,290	$585	$12,705
Beecher City Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	438 E State Highway 33	Beecher City	62414	Effingham County	Beecher City CUSD 20	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 487-5100	165	16	10.0	46.1%	151 (91.5%)	4 (2.4%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	60.9	209^th of 620 public high schools	66.3%		80.2	109^th of 698 public high schools	84.4%	100	50.0	40.7		37.0		44.4	63.2	73.7	63.2		65.2					37.0	73.9	48.6						52.2	28.4	97%		$14,958	$62	$14,896
Dieterich Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	108 W Church St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 925-5247	273	21	13.3	35.9%	261 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	75.1	118^th of 620 public high schools	81.0%		67.2	192^nd of 698 public high schools	72.5%	74	70.6	59.3	55.9	40.7	58.8	69.5	64.6	41.7	56.3		46.7					66.7	73.3	70.0					40.0		30.0	95.6%		$11,603	$531	$11,073
Dieterich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 S Pine St	Dieterich	62424	Effingham County	Dieterich CUSD 30	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 925-5248	359	24	15.2	28.1%	354 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	79.2	313^th of 1737 public elementary schools	82.0%		85.3	274^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.7%	39										68.3		65.9	60.4	70.7	92.9			71.8	65.9	54.7	68.3	85.7			67.8	94.4%		$11,085	$1,102	$9,984
Effingham Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 S Henrietta St	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 540-1300	458	35	13.0	43.7%	387 (84.5%)	9 (2.0%)	43 (9.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)	61.3	386^th of 1126 public middle schools	65.7%		52.3	591^st of 1368 public middle schools	56.8%	205											69.9				64.2	62.8	82.2	69.4				34.1	41.4	46.6	40.3	97.1%		$14,499	$308	$14,191
Effingham High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Grove Ave	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 540-1100	712	50	14.2	36.5%	608 (85.4%)	14 (2.0%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	56.9	238^th of 620 public high schools	61.6%		63.8	217^th of 698 public high schools	68.9%	21	63.8	53.6	47.2	37.0	52.8	50.8	47.7	34.2	45.0																	95.8%		$15,217	$376	$14,840
Early Learning Center	Public	K	3224 S Banker St	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 540-1460	175	16	10.9	40.0%	147 (84.0%)	2 (1.1%)	15 (8.6%)	3 (1.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)																										90.6%		$16,921	$959	$15,962
South Side Grade School	Public	1-2	211 W Douglas Ave	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 540-1530	248	25	9.9	54.0%	213 (85.9%)	5 (2.0%)	25 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)																										97.5%		$14,701	$1,398	$13,303
Central Grade School	Public	3-5	3901 S Banker St.	Effingham	62401	Effingham County	Effingham CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 540-1400	547	43	12.8	47.3%	483 (88.3%)	13 (2.4%)	41 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	42.6	957^th of 1737 public elementary schools	44.9%		58.7	843^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	59.0%	114										40.4		60.6	62.2	50.0				57.5	46.1	46.2	30.6				40.9	97.2%		$16,088	$1,026	$15,062
Teutopolis Junior High School	Public	7-8	904 W Water St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 857-6678	166	10	15.9	14.5%	163 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	79.7	186^th of 1126 public middle schools	83.5%		91.1	103^rd of 1368 public middle schools	92.5%	83											60.5					84.5	84.2	84.4					67.9	47.4	58.1	96.3%		$10,735	$746	$9,989
Teutopolis Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 E Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 857-3232	620	43	14.5	10.0%	600 (96.8%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	91.3	103^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	94.1%		92.7	120^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.2%	17										73.2		83.5	91.0	77.5	86.6			84.7	79.6	70.5	74.6	68.3			73.7	96.1%		$8,959	$657	$8,302
Teutopolis High School	Public	9-12	801 W Main St	Teutopolis	62467	Effingham County	Teutopolis CUSD 50	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 857-3139	339	22	15.1	9.7%	334 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	85.2	68^th of 620 public high schools	89.0%		82.3	98^th of 698 public high schools	86.0%	30	81.8	65.2	71.7	56.2	68.7	60.7	56.2	65.7	57.1																	97.8%		$11,590	$731	$10,858

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