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Best Public Schools in Pike County, IL

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At a glance

Schools

2,394

Students

Districts

Top rankedGriggsville-Perry Middle School294^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Western Barry Elementary up 371 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Griggsville-Perry Primary School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Western Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 Chaney St	Kinderhook	62345	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 432-8324	146	11	13.8	55.5%	138 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	45.1	591^st of 1126 public middle schools	47.5%		55.7	542^nd of 1368 public middle schools	60.4%	49											58.6				44.1	59.5	69.0	57.0					32.4		24.0	100%		$15,005	$34	$14,972
Western Barry Elementary	Public	K-5	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 335-2323	225	18	12.3	61.8%	213 (94.7%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	55.8	737^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.6%		45	1108^th of 2056 public elementary schools	46.1%	371										50.0		52.8	61.1	78.9				64.1	69.4	31.5	42.1				45.3	98.2%		$14,951	$1,124	$13,827
Western High School	Public	9-12	401 McDonough St	Barry	62312	Pike County	Western CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 335-2323	141	13	10.6	61.7%	132 (93.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	59.5	223^rd of 620 public high schools	64.0%		49.7	347^th of 698 public high schools	50.3%	124	52.2	52.6	50.0	28.9		50.0	64.0	40.0	60.0																	100%		$15,545	$416	$15,129
Griggsville-Perry Middle School	Public	5-8	201 E North St	Perry	62362	Pike County	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 236-9161	92	11	8.3	40.2%	89 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	70.1	294^th of 1126 public middle schools	73.9%		62.6	458^th of 1368 public middle schools	66.5%	164										71.4	55.0			61.9	78.3	63.6	80.0	70.9					54.5		40.7	100%		$21,137	$777	$20,360
Griggsville-Perry High School	Public	9-12	202 N Stanford St	Griggsville	62340	Pike County	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 833-2352	89	8	10.7	42.7%	85 (95.5%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	62.3	198^th of 620 public high schools	68.1%		40.6	433^rd of 698 public high schools	38.0%	235	68.4						48.0		52.0																	97.6%		$23,350	$799	$22,551
Griggsville-Perry Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	202 N Stanford St	Griggsville	62340	Pike County	Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 833-2352	148	16	9.3	31.1%	147 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)												52.0						53.7	68.0						53.7	100%		$18,799	$905	$17,893
Pittsfield High School	Public	9-12	201 E Higbee St	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 285-6888	369	28	13.4	51.5%	348 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	38.9	389^th of 620 public high schools	37.3%		56	289^th of 698 public high schools	58.6%	100	49.5	55.0	17.6	22.5	28.6	36.3	57.5	31.5	54.8																	100%		$16,240	$1,264	$14,976
Pittsfield South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	655 Clarksville Rd	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 285-2431	340	21	16.1	58.2%	319 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)																										96.8%		$14,656	$1,666	$12,990
Pikeland Community School	Public	3-8	601 Piper Ln	Pittsfield	62363	Pike County	Pikeland CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 285-9462	491	30	16.5	56.2%	458 (93.3%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	10.8	1027^th of 1126 public middle schools	8.8%		15.2	1212^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.4%	185										31.2		38.8	46.9	41.0	42.5	37.0	23.1	39.0	37.6		16.9		17.8		16.6	99.4%		$13,771	$1,323	$12,447
Pleasant Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 734-2311	254	22	11.3	68.1%	239 (94.1%)	6 (2.4%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)										52.6	51.7			57.9			44.8	36.2							23.1	97%		$13,362	$1,376	$11,985
Pleasant Hill High School	Public	9-12	501 E Quincy St	Pleasant Hill	62366	Pike County	Pleasant Hill CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 734-2311	99	11	8.6	57.6%	95 (96.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	65.1	177^th of 620 public high schools	71.5%		38.6	457^th of 698 public high schools	34.5%	280							47.8		60.9																	100%		$17,713	$767	$16,947

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