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Best Public Schools in Shelby County, IL

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At a glance

Schools

2,922

Students

Districts

Top rankedStewardson-Strasburg Elementary School347^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Windsor Elementary School up 377 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Central A & M High 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
Shelbyville Bridges	Public	6-12	201 E North 12th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Clk/Cls/Cmbn/Dglas/Edgr/Mltr/Shlb	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 774-1037	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	633 County Highway 22	Cowden	62422	Shelby County	Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 783-2125	168	17	9.8	64.3%	164 (97.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55.9	244^th of 620 public high schools	60.6%		47.5	369^th of 698 public high schools	47.1%	125	69.6		47.8		43.5		46.4		42.9		56.5				96.3	61.9	91.3	84.5							26.8	99.4%		$16,925	$667	$16,259
Cowden-Herrick Grade School	Public	K-5	301 N Broadway St	Herrick	62431	Shelby County	Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 428-5223	175	15	11.6	58.9%	171 (97.7%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	70.2	474^th of 1737 public elementary schools	72.7%		77.9	435^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.8%	39										59.4		78.3	67.9	84.4				77.1	82.6	39.3	40.6				51.8	97%		$13,605	$1,193	$12,412
Okaw Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	501 W Division St	Findlay	62534	Shelby County	Okaw Valley CUSD 302	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 756-8521	124	11	10.9	50.0%	121 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	49.2	539^th of 1126 public middle schools	52.1%		48.2	648^th of 1368 public middle schools	52.6%	109										67.6	41.2			72.2	67.7	62.9	75.8	69.6					27.8		12.4	97.1%		$15,555	$26	$15,529
Central A & M High School	Public	9-12	229 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Shelby County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 768-3866	215	23	9.3	38.6%	203 (94.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	43	357^th of 620 public high schools	42.4%		51.8	327^th of 698 public high schools	53.2%	30	55.3	53.8	25.5	26.9		50.0	48.3	30.0	43.3																	100%		$15,619	$344	$15,275
Gregory Intermediate	Public	2-5	221 E Pine St	Moweaqua	62550	Shelby County	Central A & M CUD 21	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 768-3860	200	18	11.0	42.0%	189 (94.5%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	58.9	689^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.1	808^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.7%	119										65.9		58.6	72.9	58.5				63.3	51.7	42.9	43.9				46.6	98%		$13,989	$901	$13,087
Main Street Elementary School	Public	1-3	225 W Main St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 774-4731	370	26	14.4	57.6%	339 (91.6%)	8 (2.2%)	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)								(n/a)												65.1						65.1	66.3						66.3	94.9%		$13,657	$765	$12,892
Moulton Elementary School	Public	4-8	1101 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 774-2169	455	34	13.2	44.8%	427 (93.8%)	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	64.4	350^th of 1126 public middle schools	68.9%		69.3	373^rd of 1368 public middle schools	72.7%	23										40.8	54.1		69.2	57.1	88.6	80.5	83.8	75.5		48.4	23.5	33.3	37.7	44.6	36.9	95.9%		$11,569	$621	$10,947
Shelbyville High School	Public	9-12	1001 W North 6th St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 774-3926	345	27	12.7	37.7%	312 (90.4%)	11 (3.2%)	10 (2.9%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	57.2	234^th of 620 public high schools	62.3%		61.4	238^th of 698 public high schools	65.9%	4	65.6	57.0	43.3	29.1	48.9	40.5	60.0	45.0	45.0																	99.4%		$13,528	$292	$13,236
Shelbyville Kindergarten Center	Public	K	225 W Main St	Shelbyville	62565	Shelby County	Shelbyville CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 774-4731	78	7	11.8	37.2%	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)																										96%		$12,259	$621	$11,637
Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 682-3621	290	21	14.0	39.0%	271 (93.4%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	77.3	347^th of 1737 public elementary schools	80.0%		77	457^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.8%	110										63.0	50.0	51.5	87.5	77.8	82.8	56.7	79.2	71.3	54.5	83.3	63.0	51.7	43.3	50.0	56.9	92.8%		$11,554	$887	$10,667
Stewardson-Strasburg High School	Public	9-12	2806 E 600 North Rd	Strasburg	62465	Shelby County	Stewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 682-3355	143	11	12.5	36.4%	140 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	67.7	159^th of 620 public high schools	74.4%		68.4	184^th of 698 public high schools	73.6%	25	67.4	42.3	53.5		41.9		62.2	59.5	62.2																	95.9%		$12,173	$713	$11,460
Windsor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	808 Wisconsin Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 459-2447	225	18	12.6	45.3%	207 (92.0%)	2 (0.9%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	60.9	658^th of 1737 public elementary schools	62.1%		48.1	1035^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.7%	377										45.5		66.7	71.4	72.7	37.9			60.6	70.4	57.1	45.5				47.5	99.1%		$12,511	$870	$11,641
Windsor Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	1424 Minnesota Ave	Windsor	61957	Shelby County	Windsor CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 459-2636	134	14	9.8	37.3%	122 (91.0%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	64.9	179^th of 620 public high schools	71.1%		41.7	425^th of 698 public high schools	39.1%	246	70.0				50.0	45.8	57.1		52.4		68.4					73.1	68.4	71.1							22.2	98.6%		$15,801	$870	$14,931

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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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