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Best Public Schools in Randolph County, IL

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Schools

3,876

Students

Districts

Top rankedSteeleville High School186^th of 620 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Steeleville Elementary School up 659 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Evansville Attendance Center 9.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 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
Monroe/Randolph Red Brick School	Public	6-12	134 N Main St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 473-8945	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROE 45 Fresh Start ALOP	Public	6-8	134 N Main St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(618) 680-0154	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	650 Opdyke St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 826-2354	640	49	13.0	59.2%	495 (77.3%)	3 (0.5%)	117 (18.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	24.3	1287^th of 1737 public elementary schools	25.9%		37	1276^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.9%	11										52.6	34.3	23.7	47.6	57.9	40.7	66.7	67.1	49.7	15.8	39.7	21.1	18.5	24.1	20.0	23.0	93.8%		$15,062	$1,765	$13,297
Chester High School	Public	9-12	1901 Swanwick St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 826-2302	335	22	15.5	39.4%	294 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33.7	433^rd of 620 public high schools	30.2%		40.1	441^st of 698 public high schools	36.8%	8	54.2	43.0	34.7	15.2	45.8	31.6	41.2	28.2	40.0																	97%		$15,376	$184	$15,193
Coulterville High School	Public	9-12	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 758-2881	64	6	10.1	64.1%	57 (89.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																										98.4%		$14,644	$554	$14,091
Coulterville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 758-2881	77	9	8.9	67.5%	71 (92.2%)	1 (1.3%)	4 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)													55.6					43.9							39.0	98.8%		$14,644	$554	$14,091
Coulterville Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 758-2881	44	5	9.5	63.6%	40 (90.9%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	64.7	48.9							21.3	95.7%		$14,644	$554	$14,091
Prairie Du Rocher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	714 Middle St	Prairie Du Rocher	62277	Randolph County	Prairie Du Rocher CCSD 134	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 284-3530	114	9	12.3	43.9%	112 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)																76.9	76.9	65.2		71.4					57.6	96.6%		$16,785	$357	$16,429
Red Bud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	200 W Field Dr	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 282-3858	582	44	13.3	49.0%	531 (91.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	35.2	1094^th of 1737 public elementary schools	37.0%		55.9	888^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.8%	206										33.9	55.4	50.0	56.4	47.5	64.0	47.2	62.5	55.1	55.4	34.5	25.4	25.3	32.1	32.1	33.6	98.6%		$14,510	$295	$14,216
Red Bud High School	Public	9-12	815 Locust St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 282-3826	396	29	13.6	31.8%	373 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	62.4	197^th of 620 public high schools	68.2%		66.2	202^nd of 698 public high schools	71.1%	5	67.4	56.0	48.4	33.3	51.6	48.6	46.9	50.0	53.1																	99.2%		$17,202	$143	$17,059
Sparta High School	Public	9-12	205 W Hood St	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 443-4341	309	22	14.0	63.1%	231 (74.8%)	45 (14.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	19.1	505^th of 620 public high schools	18.5%		29.1	511^th of 698 public high schools	26.8%	6	48.7	25.4	28.2	15.9	46.8	19.0	29.9	13.0	22.1																	96.5%		$17,213	$841	$16,372
Sparta Lincoln School	Public	PK, KG-8	203A Dean Ave	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 443-5331	735	53	13.8	65.6%	516 (70.2%)	115 (15.6%)	19 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.3%)	22.6	1324^th of 1737 public elementary schools	23.8%		37.8	1257^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.9%	67										38.2	59.2	28.2	47.3	40.8	52.4	65.2	58.4	48.6	45.1	32.4	13.2	27.0	35.3	17.1	28.0	98.6%		$14,390	$841	$13,549
Evansville Attendance Center	Public	K-8	701 Oak St	Evansville	62242	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 853-4411	109	11	9.9	21.1%	106 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		41.7							25.0	96.2%		$17,637	$841	$16,796
Steeleville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	609 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 965-3469	323	21	15.2	43.0%	285 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.0%)	48.9	854^th of 1737 public elementary schools	50.8%		26.9	1513^th of 2056 public elementary schools	26.4%	659											40.0	53.6	67.6	40.6	57.1	39.0	54.3	51.9	53.6	51.4		40.0	26.8	28.6	36.1	97.6%		$12,694	$1,230	$11,464
Steeleville High School	Public	9-12	701 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 965-3432	148	12	12.8	36.5%	133 (89.9%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	63.8	186^th of 620 public high schools	70.0%		63.9	216^th of 698 public high schools	69.1%	30	72.7	63.6	59.1	42.4	45.5	60.6	45.5	31.8	45.5																	96.3%		$14,070	$09	$14,061

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