Summary:
Cissna Park CUSD 6 serves 292 students across three schools spanning kindergarten through grade 12: Cissna Park Elementary (K–5, 128 students), Cissna Park Junior High (grades 6–8, 66 students), and Cissna Park Senior High (grades 9–12, 98 students). The clearest current academic strength is elementary: in 2025–2026 it led the two schools with all-grades IAR results, and both schools were above state results in ELA and math.
Elementary posted 73% proficiency in ELA and 59% in math, compared with junior high’s 59% and 46%—gaps of 14 and 13 points. Elementary exceeded state results by 16 points in ELA and 20 in math; junior high was ahead by 2 and 7 points, respectively. Junior high’s grade 8 science result was another standout: 76%, versus 52% statewide. At senior high, grade 10 PreACT results were 28 points above the state in ELA, 23 in math, and 33 in science, while grade 9 ELA was 12 points below and science 2 points below. This makes senior high’s results notably mixed by grade.
Recent results show both gains and sharp differences between grades. The two IAR schools’ average advantage over the state widened from 8 to 9 points in ELA and from 10 to 13 points in math between the years reported. Fifth-grade science at elementary rose 34 points year over year, and eighth-grade science at junior high rose 40 points. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: elementary rose from the 65th to the 85th percentile and senior high from the 41st to the 80th, while junior high fell from the 79th to the 64th. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 27%–31% in 2024–2025; reported student-teacher ratios ranged from 8.2 at senior high to 13.5 at junior high. These figures describe context, not causes of achievement.
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