Cass School District 63

The Cass School District 63 in Illinois is home to two high-performing schools: Concord Elementary School and Cass Junior High School. Both schools have earned strong rankings within the state, with Concord Elementary ranked 326 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and Cass Junior High ranked 192 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

Concord Elementary School serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 463 students, while Cass Junior High School serves grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 327 students. Both schools have demonstrated excellent academic performance, consistently outperforming the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. Concord Elementary School's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 81.7% and Cass Junior High School's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate of 85.1% are particularly noteworthy. Additionally, Cass Junior High School excelled in 8th grade Science, with 70.1% of students proficient or better.

The Cass School District 63 also stands out for its commitment to equity, as evidenced by the relatively low chronic absenteeism rates at both schools and the high per-student spending, which was $15,805 at Concord Elementary and $15,523 at Cass Junior High in the 2023-2024 school year. While the schools excel in ELA, there is room for improvement in Mathematics, particularly at the middle school level, which could be an area of focus for the district moving forward.