Summary:
Herscher CUSD 2 has four schools serving students from prekindergarten through grade 12: Bonfield Grade School (PK–1), Herscher Intermediate School (2–5), Limestone Middle School (5–8), and Herscher High School (9–12). The most consistent supplied academic strength is Limestone’s math: its 2025–2026 results were above the state in all four tested grades, and its all-grade results were 48% in math and 65% in ELA, each 8 points above the state.
Limestone stands out among the schools with supplied test results, while Intermediate’s results are more mixed: its 2025–2026 all-grade IAR scores were 49% in ELA, 7 points below the state, and 41% in math, 2 points above. Limestone’s all-grade scores exceeded Intermediate’s by 16 points in ELA and 7 in math, though the schools serve different grade spans. At High, 11th-grade ACT math was 43%, 3 points above the state; ELA and science were 5 and 4 points below. High also had a 93% graduation rate, 3 points above the state, but chronic absenteeism was 24%, matching the state rate. No test scores are supplied for Bonfield.
Recent changes are mixed: Limestone’s all-grade IAR advantage over the state narrowed in both subjects, while Intermediate’s math result fell 6 points and its lead shrank from 9 points to 2. High’s ACT results fell in all three subjects year over year; math remained above the state, but its advantage narrowed from 10 points to 3. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 rankings were 68th percentile for Limestone, 45th for High, and 37th for Intermediate; all three schools’ rankings declined from 2023–2024. For context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures in 2024–2025 ranged from 30% at High to 37% at Bonfield, while student-teacher ratios ranged from 12.8 at Limestone to 17.2 at Bonfield. These measures provide context, not explanations for results.
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