Summary:
Bethalto CUSD 8 has one high school: Civic Memorial High School, serving grades 9–12 with 760 students. The school’s 2025–2026 results show a clear split by grade: grade 11 ACT proficiency was above Illinois in all three subjects, while grade 10 PreACT Secure results were below the state in all three. Its strongest test comparison was grade 11 ACT science, 6 points above Illinois; its weakest was grade 10 PreACT Secure science, 8 points below.
As the only school listed, Civic Memorial is both the group’s top and bottom school, so there is no meaningful school-to-school comparison. Its broader test profile was strongest in ELA and weakest in science: across the three listed results per subject, it averaged 1 point above Illinois in ELA, 1 point below in math and 3 points below in science. In grade 11 ACT, it was 6 points above the state in science and 4 points above in ELA; its math result was just ahead (40.0% versus 39.8%). Beyond tests, the school had a 98% graduation rate, 8 points above Illinois, and chronic absenteeism of 14%, 10 points lower than the state.
Results changed unevenly from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: grade 9 PreACT results rose by 8 points in ELA and 7 in math, while grade 10 PreACT results fell by 12 points in ELA and 10 in science; grade 11 ACT science rose by 6 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile declined from 73rd in 2023–2024 to 58th in 2025–2026, and its rating went from 4 stars to 3. For context, the school’s student-teacher ratio was 14.8 in 2024–2025, and 43% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year. Because only one school is listed, these figures cannot be compared with other high schools in the area.
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