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Lick Creek CCSD 16


At a glance
317thof 811 Illinois districts▲ 112
Better than 60% of Illinois districts
Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-8
7355 Lick Creek Rd
Buncombe, IL 62912-3016
·(618) 833-2545·All Illinois district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 60.9% of districts
1
School
126
Students
Top rankedLick Creek Elementary School868th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools
Biggest riser
Lick Creek Elementary School up 331 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Lick Creek CCSD 16 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Lick Creek. The district has just one school, Lick Creek Elementary School, which educates students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. Despite its small size, Lick Creek Elementary School has consistently outperformed the state average on standardized tests, particularly in English Language Arts.

Lick Creek Elementary School's test scores are a standout, with 64.6% of students proficient in ELA and 36.9% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school has also shown improvement over time, with its ELA proficiency rate increasing from 48% in 2023-2024 to 64.6% in 2024-2025. Additionally, 54.5% of the school's 8th-grade students were proficient in science, outpacing the state average of 45.4%.

While the school's performance in ELA is exceptional, its math scores are more uneven, with 3rd-grade students achieving a 40% proficiency rate, but 6th and 8th-grade students scoring just 25% and 27.3%, respectively. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is worth monitoring. Overall, Lick Creek CCSD 16 and Lick Creek Elementary School appear to be providing a strong educational experience for their students, with room for improvement in certain areas.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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