Elementary Schools in Cambridge CUSD 227

Summary:

The Cambridge CUSD 227 district in Illinois is home to one standout elementary school, Cambridge Community Grade School. This school consistently ranks among the top 10% of Illinois elementary schools, maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years.

Cambridge Community Grade School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 71% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 61.3% in Mathematics, significantly exceeding the district and state averages. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 67.7% is also well above the state average of 40.6%. Despite having a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school is able to achieve these strong academic outcomes, likely due to its higher-than-average spending per student and small class sizes.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average, it is still relatively low, and the school's overall performance and consistency over time make it a standout institution within the Cambridge CUSD 227 district and the state of Illinois.

District Detail

300 S West St
Cambridge, IL 61238-1430

(309) 937-2144

SchoolDigger Rank:
227^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 459

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cambridge Community Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 S West St	Cambridge	61238	Henry County	Cambridge CUSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 937-2028	222	17	12.9	45.5%	209 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	83.5	314^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.7%		90.3	181^st of 2067 public elementary schools	91.2%	133	67.7	66.7	68.8	77.4	71.0	86.7	53.1	45.2	61.3	95.7	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.7	95.3	95.3	16.2	$13,160	$788	$12,373

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Orion CUSD 223	9.45 mi	3	161^st
AlWood CUSD 225	10.04 mi	2	424^th
Geneseo CUSD 228	10.23 mi	5	252^nd
Galva CUSD 224	11.68 mi	2	505^th
Bureau/Henry/Stark ROE	12.47 mi	2

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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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