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Best Public Schools in Wayne County, IL

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At a glance

Schools

2,404

Students

Districts

Top rankedNew Hope Elementary School204^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Cisne Middle School up 114 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cisne High School 7.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 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
Cisne High School	Public	9-12	1456 US Highway 45	Cisne	62823	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 673-2154	104	14	7.2	44.2%	104 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.3	276^th of 620 public high schools	55.5%		54.3	308^th of 698 public high schools	55.9%	32	61.5	55.0			38.5																					100%		$20,937	$497	$20,439
Cisne Middle School	Public	5-8	206 Mulberry St	Cisne	62823	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 673-2156	115	11	10.7	40.9%	113 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	66.7	330^th of 1126 public middle schools	70.7%		63.3	444^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.5%	114										58.6	51.5			58.6	77.4	68.0	73.5	69.7				48.4	72.0	36.4	41.5	99.1%		$15,183	$1,207	$13,977
Johnsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	891 County Highway 16	Johnsonville	62850	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 673-3044	106	8	12.6	46.2%	106 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													70.8					68.4		54.2					52.6	96%		$14,365	$1,147	$13,218
Mount Erie Elementary School	Public	K-4	300 School Dr	Mount Erie	62446	Wayne County	North Wayne CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 854-2611	67	7	9.1	34.3%	66 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)																		65.2							47.8	94.1%		$16,828	$1,029	$15,800
Center Street Elementary School	Public	4-8	200 W Center St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield PSD 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-2679	296	24	12.4	67.2%	262 (88.5%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	48.2	553^rd of 1126 public middle schools	50.9%		48.1	651^st of 1368 public middle schools	52.4%	98										54.1	53.4		61.4	66.2	57.8	67.3	62.1	62.9		33.3	21.6	23.4	44.9	43.1	32.1	99%		$14,827	$752	$14,075
North Side Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	806 N 1st St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield PSD 112	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-6501	321	24	13.5	48.9%	279 (86.9%)	6 (1.9%)	17 (5.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)												75.5						75.5	63.3						63.3	98.7%		$14,722	$1,046	$13,676
Geff Elementary School	Public	K-8	201 E Lafayette St	Geff	62842	Wayne County	Geff CCSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 516-8004	100	12	8.2	66.0%	89 (89.0%)	4 (4.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)																92.3		55.2							31.0	97.7%		$22,081	$1,893	$20,188
Jasper Elementary School	Public	K-8	2030 County Road 1020 N	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Jasper CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-3048	170	13	13.4	40.0%	160 (94.1%)	5 (2.9%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68	514^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.4%		81	375^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.8%	139										62.5	59.1		50.0	75.0	81.0	72.2	72.7	68.1	66.7	41.7	62.5	52.4		63.6	54.3	98.3%		$11,368	$803	$10,565
Fairfield Community High School	Public	9-12	300 W King St	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	Fairfield Community H S District 225	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 847-9403	444	29	15.2	38.3%	414 (93.2%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	36.5	413^th of 620 public high schools	33.4%		58.9	260^th of 698 public high schools	62.8%	153	54.7	50.5	32.5	27.7	37.9	39.8	42.9	25.7	37.1																	98%		$15,104	$619	$14,485
New Hope Elementary School	Public	K-8	1804 County Road 445 N	Fairfield	62837	Wayne County	New Hope CCSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 842-3296	204	13	15.8	43.1%	194 (95.1%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	85.4	204^th of 1737 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.5	187^th of 2056 public elementary schools	90.9%	17										65.2	60.0	71.4	80.0	65.2	89.3	73.7	75.0	76.3	85.7	75.0	65.2	60.7	73.7		66.4	97.2%		$10,617	$575	$10,041
Wayne City Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 895-3103	342	25	13.6	46.2%	331 (96.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	59	686^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.5%		71.9	553^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	73.1%	133										45.7	63.2	37.9	80.6	48.6	90.3	59.4	65.8	64.2	51.7	69.4	34.3	64.5	59.4	63.2	57.2	96.6%		$13,427	$1,605	$11,822
Wayne City High School	Public	9-12	408 E Mill St	Wayne City	62895	Wayne County	Wayne City CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 895-3108	135	15	9.2	34.1%	133 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	48.6	296^th of 620 public high schools	52.3%		70.1	172^nd of 698 public high schools	75.4%	124	54.3	43.8	34.3	50.0	48.6	40.6	47.6	42.9	38.1																	97.8%		$16,200	$968	$15,231

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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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