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Best Public Schools in Pope County, IL

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442

Students

Top rankedPope County Elementary School907^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Pope County Elementary School up 250 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)	% 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
Pope County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 683-4011	300	25	12.0	50.7%	277 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	54.9	907^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.9%		39.7	1157^th of 2067 public elementary schools	44.0%	250										34.8	30.6	66.7	40.0	52.2	50.0	44.1	47.2	48.8	81.0	40.0	39.1	15.0	26.5	27.8	36.6	83.0	84.9	84.9	84.9	84.3	84.9	82.4	9.6	24.4	$13,972	$1,039	$12,933
Pope County High School	Public	9-12	125 State Highway 146 W	Golconda	62938	Pope County	Pope County CUD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 683-3071	142	13	11.3	58.5%	135 (95.1%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	24.4	538^th of 698 public high schools	22.9%		22.7	518^th of 697 public high schools	25.7%	20	38.5	40.6	3.8	9.4	38.5	25.0	34.4	18.8	34.4																	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.8	71.3		69.5	$15,953	$482	$15,471

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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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