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Cerro Gordo CUSD 100

At a glance

286^thof 811 Illinois districts▲ 91

Better than 64% of Illinois districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

300 E Durfee St
Cerro Gordo, IL 61818-0079·(217) 763-5221·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 64.7% of districts

Schools

474

Students

Top rankedCerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School157^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School up 209 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 district in Illinois is home to two schools: Cerro Gordo Elementary School and Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School. The district is ranked 286 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School stands out with a 4-star rating and a ranking of 157 out of 698 Illinois high schools. The school excels in English Language Arts proficiency, with 76.6% of students scoring proficient or better, well above the state average of 53.1%. Additionally, the school maintains a strong graduation rate of 89.0% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. In contrast, Cerro Gordo Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 756 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023 to 938 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, despite still performing on par with the state average in English Language Arts proficiency.

Both schools face challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, with Cerro Gordo Elementary School reporting a rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025. Additionally, Cerro Gordo Elementary School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (47.08%) compared to Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School (37.27%), which may indicate differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Meningococcal (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	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	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cerro Gordo Junior and Senior High School	Public	6-12	300 E Durfee St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 763-2711	228	20	11.2	41.2%	208 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	14 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	72.5	157^th of 698 public high schools	77.5%		43.6	366^th of 697 public high schools	47.5%	209	75.7	71.0	43.2	41.9	48.6	64.5	60.7	28.6	46.4		44.8				72.7	81.3	75.9	76.6				27.3	31.3	48.3	35.1	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9	95.9		94.0	$13,430	$727	$12,703
Cerro Gordo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	209 S Monroe St	Cerro Gordo	61818	Piatt County	Cerro Gordo CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 763-2551	246	19	13.0	49.2%	226 (91.9%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	53.3	938^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.4%		52.1	884^th of 2067 public elementary schools	57.2%	54										37.8		30.0	70.4	67.6				53.8	50.0	33.3	29.7				38.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	13.4		$13,334	$743	$12,591

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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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