Summary:
The high-school options in Herscher CUSD 2 consist of one school, Herscher High School, serving grades 9–12 and 542 students. The most important current academic finding is that science is the clearest weakness: all three reported results were below state levels in 2025–26, by 3.5 to 10.5 percentage points.
There is no local school-to-school standout, but Herscher High School’s results show a relative strength in mathematics and a consistent challenge in science and ELA. Mathematics was 3 points above the state in grade 11 and grade 9, but 5 points below in grade 10; ELA was below the state in all three grades, by 4.8 to 8.0 points. Graduation is a positive indicator: the 2025–26 rate was 93%, compared with 90% statewide, a 3-point advantage. Chronic absenteeism was 24%, matching the state but 8 points above the district’s 16%.
Results declined in eight of nine matched subject-and-grade comparisons from 2024–25 to 2025–26, although grade 9 mathematics rose by 8 points, from 37% to 45%. SchoolDigger’s listed percentile ranking also fell, from 76 in 2023–24 to 45 in 2025–26, a 31-percentile-point decrease. For context, 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, and the student–teacher ratio was 15. These context measures describe the school but do not explain its outcomes.
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