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Best Public Schools in Macon County, IL

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Schools

14,286

Students

Districts

Top rankedMaroa-Forsyth Senior High School115^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Parsons Elementary School up 287 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sangamon Valley High School 11.3 students per teacher

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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
Social-Emotional Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	620 E Garfield Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon-Piatt Special Educ Jnt Agr	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 362-3310	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Meridian High School	Public	9-12	728 S Wall St	Macon	62544	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 764-5233	287	23	12.3	43.6%	264 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	54.9	251^st of 620 public high schools	59.5%		57.2	269^th of 698 public high schools	61.5%	18	62.1	55.6	45.5	41.3	53.0	44.4	45.8	35.6	40.7																	99.6%		$14,914	$113	$14,801
Meridian Middle School	Public	6-8	728 S Wall St	Macon	62544	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 764-3367	195	16	12.1	42.6%	178 (91.3%)	4 (2.1%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	32.8	754^th of 1126 public middle schools	33.0%		42.8	732^nd of 1368 public middle schools	46.5%	22											47.3				53.1	50.8	50.0	51.4				32.8	34.4		27.6	99.5%		$14,115	$105	$14,010
Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	509 S Lewis St	Blue Mound	62513	Macon County	Meridian CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 692-2535	460	31	14.8	48.0%	424 (92.2%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	33.6	1123^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	35.3%		50.7	992^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	51.8%	131										55.2		28.8	47.5	47.5				40.9	50.8	40.7	29.5				40.5	95.1%		$11,995	$667	$11,328
Futures Unlimited	Public	9-12	3900 N Neely Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 362-3080	0	6	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Heartland Technical Academy	Public	11-12	1 College Park	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 872-4051	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Macon/Piatt ROE 39 ALOP	Public, Alternative	4-12	3433 Rupp Pkwy	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 872-3721	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Option Three	Public	6-12	3433 Rupp Pkwy	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Macon/Piatt ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 872-3721	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sangamon Valley High School	Public	9-12	398 N Illinois St	Niantic	62551	Macon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 668-2392	204	18	11.3	66.2%	183 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	44.4	344^th of 620 public high schools	44.5%		38.4	460^th of 698 public high schools	34.1%	116	76.2	45.8	31.0	20.8	61.9	41.7	41.4	25.9	37.9																	99%		$16,271	$735	$15,536
Sangamon Valley Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1095 N Meridian	Harristown	62537	Macon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 963-2621	170	15	11.3	62.9%	148 (87.1%)	4 (2.4%)	5 (2.9%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)								(n/a)																										97%		$18,055	$3,466	$14,589
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 W South St	Oreana	62554	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 468-2121	445	32	13.8	53.5%	379 (85.2%)	17 (3.8%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	54	772^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	55.6%		56.3	880^th of 2056 public elementary schools	57.2%	108										66.7		42.6	59.3	68.4				57.1	46.3	59.3	35.1				47.1	99.3%		$12,910	$802	$12,109
Argenta-Oreana High School	Public	9-12	500 N Main St	Argenta	62501	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 795-4821	268	21	12.9	56.0%	215 (80.2%)	13 (4.9%)	10 (3.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.6%)	43.5	352^nd of 620 public high schools	43.2%		50.1	344^th of 698 public high schools	50.7%	8	62.3	54.8	27.9	19.4	49.2	33.9	50.8	30.2	46.0																	99.3%		$13,612	$442	$13,170
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E East St	Argenta	62501	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 795-2163	180	14	13.1	60.0%	144 (80.0%)	9 (5.0%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	41.2	643^rd of 1126 public middle schools	42.9%		49.9	623^rd of 1368 public middle schools	54.5%	20											40.0				53.5	61.5	68.9	60.2				35.2	36.9	33.3	35.4	98.9%		$13,761	$442	$13,319
Montessori Academy for Peace	Public	PK, KG-8	4735 E Cantrell St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3390	586	40	14.6	52.9%	271 (46.2%)	186 (31.7%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (19.8%)	21.3	1355^th of 1737 public elementary schools	22.0%		26.6	1521^st of 2056 public elementary schools	26.0%	166										42.3	51.1	24.1	46.9	36.5	52.6	50.0	40.0	41.6	24.1			28.1	21.7		18.8	96.6%		$20,407	$1,275	$19,132
Dennis Lab School	Public	K-8	300 Meadow Terrace Pl	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3511	579	35	16.5	84.6%	164 (28.3%)	289 (49.9%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (14.0%)								(n/a)											30.0						20.0	11.3							5.2	95.3%		$16,942	$1,348	$15,594
Franklin Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	2440 N Summit Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3561	461	25	18.5	89.8%	106 (23.0%)	243 (52.7%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (21.0%)								(n/a)										17.4			16.9					12.4							5.2	96.3%		$18,176	$1,699	$16,477
Eisenhower High School	Public	9-12	1200 S 16th St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 362-3100	909	53	17.1	76.7%	295 (32.5%)	433 (47.6%)	52 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (13.3%)	8.7	562^nd of 620 public high schools	9.4%		16.2	578^th of 698 public high schools	17.2%	16	38.1	30.4	16.8		23.7	17.1	17.8	8.6	22.0																	99.9%		$17,793	$414	$17,379
Ellsworth Dansby Junior Magnet School	Public	K-8	2160 W Center St	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3380	423	28	15.1	89.1%	70 (16.5%)	282 (66.7%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (13.7%)								(n/a)																	24.5	15.2							4.3	98.6%		$18,445	$1,450	$16,995
Muffley Elementary School	Public	K-6	88 S Country Club Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3341	386	22	17.5	84.5%	130 (33.7%)	188 (48.7%)	17 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.7%)								(n/a)													19.2					12.4							8.0	96.9%		$18,198	$1,843	$16,355
MacArthur High School	Public	9-12	1499 W Grand Ave	Decatur	62522	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 362-3152	1,059	53	19.9	73.0%	291 (27.5%)	536 (50.6%)	80 (7.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	144 (13.6%)	7.1	576^th of 620 public high schools	7.1%		17.2	573^rd of 698 public high schools	17.9%	3	35.4	26.0	14.8	9.9	19.7	20.1	17.0	11.0	16.1																	99.6%		$15,777	$331	$15,446
South Shores Elementary School	Public	K-6	2500 S Franklin Street Rd	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3321	335	18	18.4	87.2%	88 (26.3%)	171 (51.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.2%)								(n/a)																		12.6							7.0	92.5%		$18,392	$1,434	$16,958
Michael E Baum Elementary School	Public	K-6	801 S Lake Ridge Ave	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3521	313	17	18.4	86.6%	100 (31.9%)	129 (41.2%)	13 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (21.7%)	10.3	1601^st of 1737 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.7	1792^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	12.8%	191												30.8		27.0	28.6			22.9	33.3						15.2	94.1%		$19,437	$1,819	$17,618
Parsons Elementary School	Public	K-6	3591 N MacArthur Rd	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3330	505	32	15.7	89.5%	134 (26.5%)	248 (49.1%)	29 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.2%)	4.1	1714^th of 1737 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.9	2001^st of 2056 public elementary schools	2.7%	287										19.5		19.7	20.3	17.1	21.0			19.4	25.4	16.2					12.2	94.7%		$17,429	$1,425	$16,004
Stephen Decatur Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Educational Park	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3251	413	23	17.9	85.7%	120 (29.1%)	219 (53.0%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.6%)	1.8	1122^nd of 1126 public middle schools	0.4%		9.6	1321^st of 1368 public middle schools	3.4%	199											21.9					11.1	14.6	12.8							3.9	99.1%		$21,999	$1,485	$20,514
Robertson Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2240 E Geddes Ave	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 428-7072	327	11	29.7	63.9%	4 (1.2%)	292 (89.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)								(n/a)														37.9	51.3	31.7	50.0	39.2							6.0	79.8%		$22,031	$960	$21,071
Johns Hill Magnet School	Public	K-8	1025 E Johns Ave	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3350	627	41	15.2	79.7%	97 (15.5%)	248 (39.6%)	190 (30.3%)	22 (3.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.8%)	6.1	1679^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.3%		13.3	1838^th of 2056 public elementary schools	10.6%	159										30.3	33.3		26.8	24.2	17.9	16.4	40.0	21.8					17.8		12.4	97%		$18,984	$1,763	$17,221
Hope Academy	Public	K-8	955 N Illinois St	Decatur	62521	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3280	501	36	13.9	93.8%	98 (19.6%)	320 (63.9%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.2%)								(n/a)																		5.5								92%		$18,303	$1,624	$16,678
Decatur Public Schools Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	1 N Educational Park Dr	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 362-3361	0	7	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										98.2%
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Cedar St	Maroa	61756	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 794-5115	271	15	18.2	31.0%	217 (80.1%)	9 (3.3%)	7 (2.6%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	74.5	254^th of 1126 public middle schools	77.4%		74.7	301^st of 1368 public middle schools	78.0%	47											61.6				82.0	82.6	82.6	82.4				47.2	57.3	41.9	49.5	97.6%		$10,936	$265	$10,671
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School	Public	9-12	610 W Washington St	Maroa	61756	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 794-3463	348	22	15.7	25.9%	274 (78.7%)	22 (6.3%)	9 (2.6%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	75.7	115^th of 620 public high schools	81.5%		79.7	114^th of 698 public high schools	83.7%	1	61.4	77.3	40.0	51.1	47.1	67.0	67.0	51.1	68.2																	98.5%		$12,585	$280	$12,304
Maroa-Forsyth Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 E Shafer St	Forsyth	62535	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 877-2023	593	39	15.1	33.7%	425 (71.7%)	42 (7.1%)	23 (3.9%)	62 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.7%)	71.9	431^st of 1737 public elementary schools	75.2%		71.8	554^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.1%	123										68.2		51.9	82.8	64.7				66.9	57.1	71.3	52.9				60.7	95.9%		$11,171	$345	$10,827
Mt Zion Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 864-2369	378	23	16.3	26.7%	330 (87.3%)	9 (2.4%)	13 (3.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	55.3	456^th of 1126 public middle schools	59.5%		64.2	434^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.3%	22											61.9					58.3	72.8	64.9					44.1	33.7	39.4	99.2%		$12,331	$458	$11,872
McGaughey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1320 W Main St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-2711	371	22	17.1	38.8%	336 (90.6%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)																										92.6%		$13,099	$1,001	$12,099
Mt Zion High School	Public	9-12	305 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 864-2363	762	44	17.3	21.8%	682 (89.5%)	13 (1.7%)	18 (2.4%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.8%)	69.9	149^th of 620 public high schools	76.0%		75.7	137^th of 698 public high schools	80.4%	12	65.3	69.9	43.2	45.9	45.5	56.8	59.2	46.2	58.7																	99.6%		$12,129	$458	$11,671
Mt Zion Elementary School	Public	2-3	725 W Main St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-3631	359	23	15.5	30.1%	322 (89.7%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)								(n/a)												59.5						59.5	64.2						64.2	98.8%		$12,206	$1,041	$11,164
Mt Zion Intermediate School	Public	4-6	310 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-2921	557	32	17.2	30.5%	507 (91.0%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)										63.5			69.4	61.6	63.3			64.7		55.9	41.2	43.8			46.9	98.9%		$12,064	$731	$11,333
Warrensburg-Latham High School	Public	9-12	427 W North St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 672-3531	336	19	17.7	38.7%	282 (83.9%)	12 (3.6%)	11 (3.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	49	293^rd of 620 public high schools	52.7%		51.1	333^rd of 698 public high schools	52.3%	40	60.0	55.3	48.0	30.9	49.3	42.6	50.7	21.9	39.7																	100%		$11,378	$235	$11,143
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N West St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 672-3612	475	29	16.1	51.8%	396 (83.4%)	17 (3.6%)	21 (4.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	59	685^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.6%		75.6	489^th of 2056 public elementary schools	76.2%	196										46.8		50.6	68.4	65.8				61.6	58.2	64.6	41.8				54.9	95.4%		$10,441	$578	$9,863
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	Public	6-8	425 W North St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 672-3531	203	15	13.7	51.7%	156 (76.8%)	11 (5.4%)	7 (3.4%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	63.9	355^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.5%		75.2	296^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.4%	59											60.0				73.3	71.0	73.8	72.7				51.7	32.3	46.2	43.3	99%		$12,747	$235	$12,512

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