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Best Public Schools in Henderson County, IL

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702

Students

Top rankedWest Central Elementary School1368^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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West Central Middle School up 173 spots statewide this year

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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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Central High School	Public	9-12	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 627-2377	212	19	11.4	62.3%	194 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	21.1	561^st of 698 public high schools	19.6%		18.5	563^rd of 697 public high schools	19.2%	2	56.3	35.7	8.3	10.7	29.2	23.2	30.4	6.5	23.9																	98.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.6	98.1	97.1	$16,903	$648	$16,254
West Central Middle School	Public	6-8	217 W South St	Stronghurst	61480	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 924-1681	169	16	10.9	59.2%	159 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	26.3	991^st of 1368 public middle schools	27.6%		17.6	1164^th of 1363 public middle schools	14.6%	173											29.0				24.5	36.5	42.9	35.7				14.6	23.1	14.5	17.2	98.4	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.4	98.4	98.9	97.3	$16,641	$1,330	$15,311
West Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	1514 US Route 34	Biggsville	61418	Henderson County	West Central CUSD 235	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 627-2339	321	28	11.2	53.9%	300 (93.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	32.5	1368^th of 2056 public elementary schools	33.5%		27.6	1469^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.9%	101										41.5		30.0	37.2	29.2				31.5	40.0	34.9	13.8				28.6	96.6	96.3	96.3	96.3	98.1	96.3	96.9		$15,486	$803	$14,683

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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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