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Best Public Schools in Mercer County, IL

At a glance

Schools

2,699

Students

Districts

Top rankedSherrard High School205^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Apollo Elementary School up 417 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

New Boston Elementary School 7.9 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 (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
United Elementary School - North	Public	PK, KG-3	411 W Hunt Ave	Alexis	61412	Mercer County	United CUSD 304	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 482-3332	186	17	11.0	44.6%	157 (84.4%)	7 (3.8%)	13 (7.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)								(n/a)												46.9						46.9	46.9						46.9	93.6	94.8	94.8	94.8	96.0	94.8	94.4	12.5		$17,804	$160	$17,645
Mercer County High School	Public	9-12	1500 S College Ave	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 582-2223	411	32	13.0	41.6%	382 (92.9%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	45.9	383^rd of 698 public high schools	45.1%		51	302^nd of 697 public high schools	56.7%	81	55.6	41.3	29.3	28.3	40.4	38.0	46.0	33.3	40.2																	97.5	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	98.0		97.7	$16,731	$676	$16,055
Apollo Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 SW 9th St	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 582-5350	362	29	12.4	51.7%	323 (89.2%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	55.4	901^st of 2056 public elementary schools	56.2%		32.8	1318^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.2%	417										51.5		58.8	56.0	58.8				58.1	50.7	22.0	23.9				33.2	96.3	96.0	96.0	96.0	95.4	96.0	96.3			$14,850	$1,700	$13,150
New Boston Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Jefferson St	New Boston	61272	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 587-8141	165	21	7.9	63.0%	158 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	52.7	951^st of 2056 public elementary schools	53.7%		49	961^st of 2067 public elementary schools	53.5%	10										54.2		48.0	63.3	52.2				55.1	44.0	33.3	17.4				32.1	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	97.0	96.4			$17,515	$1,700	$15,815
Mercer County Junior High School	Public	6-8	1002 Sw 6Th St	Aledo	61231	Mercer County	Mercer County School District 404	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 584-4174	270	24	11.3	49.6%	239 (88.5%)	7 (2.6%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	31.6	914^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.2%		30.2	902^nd of 1363 public middle schools	33.8%	12											51.3				40.2	31.4	33.8	35.3				16.3	24.4	9.1	16.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	93.8	94.5	94.9		94.1	$14,262	$676	$13,585
Matherville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1376 252nd St	Matherville	61263	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 754-8244	182	13	13.5	30.8%	158 (86.8%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)										40.2				49.4	48.3			48.9			31.0	25.8			28.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.5	99.0	99.0		48.7	$12,962	$56	$12,906
Sherrard Elementary School	Public	K-4	209 1st St	Sherrard	61281	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 593-2917	224	15	15.3	23.7%	204 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	45.5	1095^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.7%		32.6	1330^th of 2067 public elementary schools	35.7%	235												44.4	37.0					40.7	60.0	28.3					44.0	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	99.2	97.5	97.9			$12,644	$56	$12,588
Sherrard High School	Public	9-12	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 593-2175	449	34	13.3	25.8%	389 (86.6%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.5%)	65.3	205^th of 698 public high schools	70.6%		51.3	293^rd of 697 public high schools	58.0%	88	62.9	66.7	30.2	35.6	45.7	62.2	55.5	35.3	48.7																	98.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.3	98.0	98.3		96.5	$16,603	$128	$16,475
Sherrard Junior High School	Public	7-8	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 593-2135	189	16	11.5	35.4%	169 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	49.2	633^rd of 1368 public middle schools	53.7%		38.1	774^th of 1363 public middle schools	43.2%	141											58.6					44.4	45.5	44.9					37.4	18.2	28.3	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0		98.6	$12,116	$56	$12,060
Winola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1804 17th Ave	Viola	61486	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 596-2114	261	16	16.2	40.2%	241 (92.3%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	58.8	840^th of 2056 public elementary schools	59.1%		65.5	640^th of 2067 public elementary schools	69.0%	200												53.3	60.0					56.5	46.7	40.0					43.5	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	22.5		$13,293	$890	$12,403

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