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Best Public Schools in Grundy County, IL

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At a glance

Schools

8,905

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCoal City Middle School120^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Aux Sable up 274 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School 8.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

South Wilmington Grade School

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 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)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Premier Academy Morris	Public	6-12	7700 Ashley Rd	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 416-0377	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Minooka Academy	Public	9-12	101 W Wapella St	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 521-2371	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Premier Academy Morris TAOEP	Public	6-12	7700 Ashley Rd	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 416-0377	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grundy Area Vocational Center	Public	11-12	1002 Union St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Grundy/Kendall ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 942-4390	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Braceville Elementary School	Public	K-8	209 N Mitchell St	Braceville	60407	Grundy County	Braceville School District 75	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 237-8040	130	13	10.0	60.8%	103 (79.2%)	5 (3.8%)	16 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	29.6	1444^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.8%		22.4	1611^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.1%	167										28.6	21.4	38.5	54.5	7.1	30.8		7.1	27.4	30.8	45.5	14.3	0.0		14.3	19.2	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6		32.5	$16,821	$878	$15,943
Coal City Elementary School	Public	2-3	300 N Broadway St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-2334	302	21	14.3	34.4%	231 (76.5%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (18.2%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)												60.0						60.0	58.7						58.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0			$16,929	$792	$16,137
Coal City High School	Public	9-12	655 W Division St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-2396	642	41	15.8	28.3%	554 (86.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	69.6	175^th of 698 public high schools	74.9%		75.1	139^th of 697 public high schools	80.1%	36	60.6	57.4	51.6	49.0	38.1	48.4	62.0	50.0	51.8																	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6	96.6		96.6	$17,127	$367	$16,760
Coal City Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Carbon Hill Rd	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-5039	454	36	12.5	31.1%	384 (84.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	89.9	120^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.2%		92	96^th of 1363 public middle schools	93.0%	24											57.6				73.7	87.0	84.2	82.0				59.9	63.4	57.6	60.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		98.0	$17,584	$258	$17,326
Coal City Intermediate School	Public	4-5	300 N Broadway St	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-2182	294	19	15.6	32.7%	241 (82.0%)	2 (0.7%)	39 (13.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	82	348^th of 2056 public elementary schools	83.1%		84	282^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	86.4%	66										59.8			71.2	75.8				73.3		51.9	54.5				53.1	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3			$16,135	$748	$15,387
Coal City Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	755 S Carbon Hill Rd	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-5042	437	27	16.1	34.3%	366 (83.8%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.8%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)								(n/a)																										96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	36.3		$17,977	$663	$17,313
Gardner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	598 N Elm St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner CCSD 72C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 237-2313	146	16	9.1	51.4%	126 (86.3%)	1 (0.7%)	16 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	56.4	876^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.4%		46	1022^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.6%	146										50.0	72.2	50.0	58.3	68.8	42.9	66.7	61.1	58.6	25.0	50.0	56.3	14.3	46.7	50.0	41.4										$20,042	$853	$19,189
Gardner-South Wilmington Township High School	Public	9-12	500 E Main St	Gardner	60424	Grundy County	Gardner S Wilmington Township HSD 73	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 237-2176	154	18	8.5	29.9%	143 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.3	229^th of 698 public high schools	67.2%		54	271^st of 697 public high schools	61.1%	42	54.3	56.4	37.1	41.0	48.6	56.4	41.2	44.1	47.1																	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		98.0	$28,695	$484	$28,210
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1013 North St	Mazon	60444	Grundy County	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Education Service District 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 448-2471	172	16	10.9	38.4%	150 (87.2%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	69.4	613^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.2%		61.3	710^th of 2067 public elementary schools	65.7%	97												61.1	56.0					59.0	61.1	48.0					55.7										$19,667	$1,316	$18,351
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	Public	5-8	1013 North St	Mazon	60444	Grundy County	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Education Service District 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 448-2127	144	11	12.7	42.4%	128 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	41.1	760^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.4%		46.8	642^nd of 1363 public middle schools	52.9%	118										40.0	52.9			47.1	34.5	47.5	64.7	48.9			35.3	13.8	20.0	14.7	21.2										$19,081	$827	$18,255
Minooka Intermediate School	Public	5-6	321 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4692	941	62	15.1	27.1%	610 (64.8%)	60 (6.4%)	227 (24.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)								(n/a)										49.9				57.4	66.0			61.9			43.4	40.8			42.1	97.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	97.3	98.2		48.9	$12,857	$337	$12,520
Minooka Elementary School	Public	K-4	400 W Coady Dr	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-2261	504	39	12.9	44.8%	322 (63.9%)	16 (3.2%)	144 (28.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	52.5	955^th of 2056 public elementary schools	53.6%		50.8	915^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.7%	40												37.9	60.2					50.5	37.9	50.4					45.0	98.2	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.4			$15,452	$577	$14,875
Minooka Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-2136	1,024	65	15.8	26.9%	635 (62.0%)	83 (8.1%)	243 (23.7%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	57.5	521^st of 1368 public middle schools	61.9%		54.4	533^rd of 1363 public middle schools	60.9%	12											46.5					52.7	56.8	54.8					32.2	37.0	34.7	98.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.5		97.8	$13,594	$272	$13,322
Aux Sable	Public	K-4	1004 Misty Creek Dr	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-5301	617	42	14.8	27.2%	408 (66.1%)	33 (5.3%)	156 (25.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.4%)	55	906^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.9%		38.9	1180^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.9%	274												47.5	46.4					47.0	52.5	45.0					48.8	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.5			$13,944	$272	$13,672
Shabbona Middle School	Public	6-8	725 School St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-0056	360	25	14.5	48.3%	247 (68.6%)	10 (2.8%)	82 (22.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	50.2	617^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.9%		51.9	573^rd of 1363 public middle schools	58.0%	44											57.9				31.5	58.6	55.1	49.0				17.6	30.8	32.4	27.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		97.8	$16,009	$925	$15,085
White Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Dupont Ave	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-0047	722	57	12.6	48.3%	478 (66.2%)	20 (2.8%)	192 (26.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	43.1	1137^th of 2056 public elementary schools	44.7%		33.4	1302^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	37.0%	165										37.8		23.2	45.5	43.0				37.6	40.8	51.0	32.2				40.8	97.2	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.3	97.2	97.1	11.3		$16,379	$942	$15,438
Morris Community High School	Public	9-12	1000 Union St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris CHSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-1294	926	53	17.6		637 (68.8%)	30 (3.2%)	213 (23.0%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	78.1	123^rd of 698 public high schools	82.4%		74.9	141^st of 697 public high schools	79.8%	18	72.7	57.8	52.4	41.7	55.6	55.0	63.2	51.7	55.6																	98.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.1	98.6	98.7		97.5	$16,781	$306	$16,475
Nettle Creek Elementary School	Public	K-8	8820 Scott School Rd	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Nettle Creek CCSD 24C	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 942-0511	77	10	7.4	3.9%	71 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79.4	408^th of 2056 public elementary schools	80.2%		89.9	190^th of 2067 public elementary schools	90.8%	218													76.9		63.6			58.8		69.2		36.4			52.9										$20,821	$271	$20,550
Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4040 N Division St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Saratoga CCSD 60C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-5970	786	66	11.9	41.2%	524 (66.7%)	38 (4.8%)	156 (19.8%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (6.9%)	68.8	626^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.6%		66.9	610^th of 2067 public elementary schools	70.5%	16										46.8	61.4	42.4	55.8	64.6	70.2	76.4	92.1	66.9	48.2	60.5	54.4	41.7	36.1	50.6	48.9										$15,358	$293	$15,065
South Wilmington Grade School	Public	K-8	375 Fifth Ave	South Wilmington	60474	Grundy County	South Wilmington CCSD 74	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 237-2281	73	8	9.1	28.8%	73 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	736^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.2%					(n/a)										70.0			70.0	40.0				51.0		60.0	20.0				44.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	97.5		35.0	$18,519	$05	$18,514

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