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Best Public Schools in Hancock County, IL

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Schools

2,703

Students

Districts

Top rankedHamilton Elementary School636^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Dallas City Elementary School up 364 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Dallas City Elementary School 8.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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	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
ROYALS Academy Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROYALS RSSP Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
La Harpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 W Main St	La Harpe	61450	Hancock County	La Harpe Central School District 347	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 659-7739	181	17	10.4	82.9%	167 (92.3%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	59	834^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.4%		42.3	1104^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.6%	270										37.5	60.0	58.8	58.8	56.3	44.4	25.0	70.0	52.9	70.6	52.9	18.8	33.3	6.3	5.0	30.8	96.9	96.4	96.4	96.4	97.9	94.8	97.4	8.9	27.6	$19,089	$1,774	$17,315
Illini West High School	Public	9-12	600 Miller St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Illini West H S District 307	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9607	349	23	15.0	53.6%	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	39.9	444^th of 698 public high schools	36.4%		48.5	322^nd of 697 public high schools	53.8%	122	59.4	46.7	22.8	20.0	43.0	40.0	33.7	26.5	31.3																	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.5	$13,672	$612	$13,060
Carthage Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9202	238	17	14.0	43.3%	203 (85.3%)	4 (1.7%)	23 (9.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	29.1	1458^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.1%		42.3	1105^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.5%	353												28.3	47.4					36.9	21.7	28.9					25.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	14.2		$12,868	$771	$12,097
Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-3914	167	12	13.9	49.7%	153 (91.6%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	472^nd of 1368 public middle schools	65.5%		59.7	450^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.0%	22										25.6	44.2			56.4	61.0	71.4	72.1	65.5			38.5	24.4	28.6	32.6	30.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		71.4	$12,127	$356	$11,770
Dallas City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	921 Creamery Hill Rd	Dallas City	62330	Hancock County	Dallas Education Service District 327	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 852-3201	156	18	8.9	78.8%	146 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.5%)	60.5	797^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.2%		39.6	1161^st of 2067 public elementary schools	43.8%	364										53.3	50.0	66.7		60.0	28.6	45.5	40.0	48.4	83.3		40.0	14.3	13.6	13.3	34.4	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9	10.4	36.8	$18,110	$1,379	$16,730
Hamilton High School	Public	9-12	1100 Keokuk St	Hamilton	62341	Hancock County	Hamilton CCSD 328	No	(n/a)	No	No	(866) 332-3880	193	17	11.1	47.2%	170 (88.1%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.8%)	33.1	494^th of 698 public high schools	29.2%		80.4	112^th of 697 public high schools	83.9%	382	61.4	45.2	26.3	9.5	43.9	28.6	31.5	14.8	25.9																	99.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4		97.2	$12,359	$00	$12,359
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1830 Broadway St	Hamilton	62341	Hancock County	Hamilton CCSD 328	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(866) 332-3880	384	32	12.0	56.3%	338 (88.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.9%)	68.4	636^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.1%		56	799^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.3%	163										48.6	48.6	57.1	59.5	64.1	75.8	65.8	64.9	64.2	57.1	37.8	51.3	30.3	34.2	40.5	42.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	9.4	31.8	$13,344	$1,792	$11,551
Nauvoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2461 N State Highway 96	Nauvoo	62354	Hancock County	Nauvoo-Colusa CUSD 325	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(866) 453-2600	208	22	9.4	51.9%	187 (89.9%)	6 (2.9%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	50.6	995^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.6%		42.2	1108^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.4%	113										33.3	48.9		66.7	44.4	43.8	62.5	73.3	61.4		70.6	16.7	25.0	32.5	22.2	34.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	10.3	44.9	$18,963	$571	$18,392
Southeastern Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	90 W Green St	Augusta	62311	Hancock County	Southeastern CUSD 337	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 392-2125	182	10	17.4	54.4%	175 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	36.4	475^th of 698 public high schools	31.9%		57.8	240^th of 697 public high schools	65.6%	235	42.9	51.5	17.9	30.3	32.1	45.5	33.3	25.9	25.9		47.8					50.0	56.5	52.5					19.4	21.7	20.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$15,636	$148	$15,489
Southeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	607 N Worrell St	Bowen	62316	Hancock County	Southeastern CUSD 337	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 842-5236	247	20	12.1	59.1%	240 (97.2%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.4	1204^th of 2056 public elementary schools	41.4%		27.6	1471^st of 2067 public elementary schools	28.8%	267										40.0		47.1	46.9	53.3	40.6			46.9	44.1	18.8	30.0	6.3			25.0	99.6	98.9	98.9	98.9	100.0	98.9	99.2	14.8	12.1	$16,960	$1,279	$15,681
Warsaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 256-4281	213	20	10.5	38.5%	204 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	35.4	1304^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.6%		31.1	1366^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.9%	62										43.8		23.1	37.0	50.0	30.3			35.6	38.5	37.0	31.3	9.1			28.0	98.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	17.3	8.9	$15,871	$1,615	$14,257
Warsaw Senior High School	Public	9-12	340 S 11th St	Warsaw	62379	Hancock County	Warsaw CUSD 316	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 256-4281	185	15	12.0	36.2%	168 (90.8%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	63.9	215^th of 698 public high schools	69.2%		61.1	217^th of 697 public high schools	68.9%	2	56.3	64.1	31.3	30.8	46.9	53.8	59.5	32.4	62.2																	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		98.0	$23,218	$1,407	$21,811

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