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Best Public Schools in Piatt County, IL

At a glance

Schools

2,749

Students

Districts

Top rankedMonticello High School89^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School up 209 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

1 school 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
Blue Ridge Intermediate-Junior High School	Public	4-8	107 South McKinley Street	Mansfield	61854	Piatt County	Blue Ridge CUSD 18	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 489-5201	232	21	11.0	47.8%	217 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	46.7	670^th of 1368 public middle schools	51.0%		51.1	587^th of 1363 public middle schools	56.9%	83										28.3	33.3		50.0	47.8	53.2	50.0	49.0	50.0		26.9	26.1	23.4	47.2	16.3	27.0	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7		54.8	$18,815	$1,145	$17,670
Bement High School	Public	9-12	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 678-4200	85	8	10.0	41.2%	72 (84.7%)	1 (1.2%)	4 (4.7%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.2%)	73.5	151^st of 698 public high schools	78.4%		58.2	237^th of 697 public high schools	66.0%	86	62.5	56.3	37.5	40.6	43.8	56.3	75.0	50.0	75.0																	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9		98.9	$25,153	$1,229	$23,924
Bement Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 678-4200	143	13	11.2	65.7%	125 (87.4%)	2 (1.4%)	8 (5.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	63	740^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.0%		54.7	824^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.1%	84										61.1		33.3	61.1	66.7				52.6	52.4	44.4	38.9				45.6	98.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.5	97.8	98.5	24.8		$15,988	$1,229	$14,759
Bement Middle School	Public	6-8	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 678-4200	63	5	11.8	33.3%	60 (95.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	64.3	433^rd of 1368 public middle schools	68.3%		61.3	434^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.2%	1											31.8				85.7	66.7	59.1	68.3				42.9	33.3	31.8	34.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5		97.1	$17,646	$1,229	$16,417
Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 E Durfee St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 763-2711	228	20	11.2	41.2%	208 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	72.5	157^th of 698 public high schools	77.5%		43.6	366^th of 697 public high schools	47.5%	209	75.7	71.0	43.2	41.9	48.6	64.5	60.7	28.6	46.4		44.8				72.7	81.3	75.9	76.6				27.3	31.3	48.3	35.1	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9		94.0	$13,430	$727	$12,703
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 S Monroe St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 763-2551	246	19	13.0	49.2%	226 (91.9%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	53.3	938^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.4%		52.1	884^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.2%	54										37.8		30.0	70.4	67.6				53.8	50.0	33.3	29.7				38.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	13.4		$13,334	$743	$12,591
Deland-Weldon High School	Public	9-12	304 E IL Route 10	De Land	61839	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 928-7691	45	8	5.6	46.7%	41 (91.1%)	1 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	1 (2.2%)	56	290^th of 698 public high schools	58.5%		52.1	287^th of 697 public high schools	58.8%	3	90.0	63.6	30.0	9.1	40.0	45.5																				100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		100.0	$33,024	$612	$32,411
Washington School	Public	PK, KG-3	3 Sage Dr	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 762-8511	543	40	13.6	26.0%	502 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)								(n/a)												57.8						57.8	67.2						67.2	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.7	9.7		$11,502	$362	$11,140
Monticello High School	Public	9-12	1 Sage Dr	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 762-8511	489	36	13.5		442 (90.4%)	15 (3.1%)	12 (2.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	83.8	89^th of 698 public high schools	87.2%		66.2	185^th of 697 public high schools	73.5%	96	75.5	72.6	45.5	43.6	59.1	60.7	67.9	50.9	66.0																	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	97.9	98.1	98.3		97.5	$14,937	$242	$14,695
White Heath Elementary School	Public	4-5	300 W High St	White Heath	61884	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 762-8511	270	17	15.5	23.0%	257 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	72.2	549^th of 2056 public elementary schools	73.3%		76.2	453^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	78.1%	96										61.9			56.4	69.6				62.6		41.4	49.6				45.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.0	97.0	97.3			$11,501	$284	$11,217
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 E Washington St	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 762-8511	405	28	14.5	23.0%	371 (91.6%)	8 (2.0%)	9 (2.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	73.4	322^nd of 1368 public middle schools	76.5%		76.8	268^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.3%	54											52.8				62.9	78.7	69.9	70.4				47.9	51.5	22.8	41.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.9	97.9	98.2		97.7	$11,298	$242	$11,056

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