Summary:
The three schools in Du Quoin CUSD 300 serve students from kindergarten through grade 12: Du Quoin Elementary School serves K–4, Du Quoin Middle School serves grades 5–8, and Du Quoin High School serves grades 9–12. The two IAR schools averaged 56% in ELA, essentially matching the 56% state average, but 33% in math compared with 40% statewide. The clearest area-wide concern is math.
Du Quoin Middle School stands out in ELA: 62% proficient across grades, 6 points above the state and 12 points above Du Quoin Elementary School at 50%. The middle school’s strongest results were in grade 8 ELA, at 87%—24 points above the state—and grade 7, at 70%, 13 points above. Math tells a different story: middle-school proficiency was 28%, 12 points below the state, while elementary math was 39%, just 1 point below. High-school ACT and PreACT subject results were all below state rates; grade 10 had the largest gaps, 13 to 15 points. A notable exception is the high school’s 94% graduation rate, 4 points above the state.
Recent results are mixed. Elementary ELA rose 9 points, from 41% in 2024–25 to 50% in 2025–26, while middle-school ELA fell 3 points, from 66% to 62%. Math changed little at elementary, increasing 1 point to 39%; middle-school math fell 1 point to 28%, leaving it 12 points below the state. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 rankings were 36th percentile for elementary, 48th for middle, and 37th for high school; each was lower than its 2023–24 ranking. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 59% at elementary, 57% at middle, and 45% at high school; student-teacher ratios were 15.1, 11.9, and 11.5, respectively. These are useful context for comparing schools, not explanations for their results.
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