High Schools in Heyworth CUSD 4

High schools in Heyworth CUSD 4 consist of one school, Heyworth High School, serving grades 9–12 with 401 students, so families have no other high school in the district to compare it with. The latest results are mixed by subject and grade: English language arts proficiency is above Illinois in all three reported grades, while math results vary sharply. The clearest concern is grade-10 math: 27% proficient, 10 percentage points below the state.

The school’s strongest comparisons with Illinois are in English language arts: proficiency is 64% in grade 10, 10 points above the state; 56% in grade 11, 6 points above; and 64% in grade 9, 2 points above. Math shows the opposite pattern in grade 10, but the other grades are above the state: grade 9 is 52% versus 42%, and grade 11 is 41% versus 40%. Graduation and attendance measures are also favorable: the graduation rate is 96% versus 90% statewide, while chronic absenteeism is 12% versus 24%.

Science comparisons improved in grades 9 and 11 but not grade 10. Grade-11 science proficiency rose from 47% in 2024–25 to 52% in 2025–26, while the state result shifted from 49% to 48%; grade 9 rose from 45% to 48%, as the state moved from 50% to 47%. The earlier grade-10 science advantage narrowed: the school went from 69% versus 50% statewide in 2024–25 to 48% versus 48% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger ranks the school 206th of 620, at the 67th percentile with three stars; its percentile dipped from 75th in 2024–25, after being 68th in 2023–24. Context figures include a 14.5 student–teacher ratio and 23% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25.