Mascoutah CUD 19

Mascoutah CUD 19 has five schools serving students from elementary through high school in the Mascoutah area. In 2025–2026, each school’s reported proficiency was above its state comparison: the elementary-school average was 80% in ELA and 68% in math, while Mascoutah Middle School and Mascoutah High School also outperformed state results in their reported assessments. The clearest overall elementary standout is Wingate Elementary School, which led the elementary group in both all-grades subjects.

Wingate Elementary School scored 85% in ELA and 74% in math, compared with 77% and 65% at the lowest-scoring school in each subject; the elementary-school ranges were about 8 points in both subjects. Grade-level leaders vary: Scott Elementary School led grade 4 ELA at 85% and grade 5 science at 74%, while Wingate led math in grades 3–5. At the other levels, Mascoutah High School scored 72% in grade 11 ELA, 60% in math and 62% in science, all above state results. Mascoutah Middle School was above state overall but its math result was 7 points below the district figure. Attendance is a notable contrast: chronic absenteeism was 19% at the High School, the highest in the group, versus 4% at Wingate.

Recent changes were mixed. Wingate gained 5 points in ELA and 11 in math from the prior year, while Mascoutah Elementary School fell 7 points in math. SchoolDigger’s percentile ranking rose from 91st to 94th for Wingate between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, while the other schools’ percentiles declined over that period. Class-size context also varies: student–teacher ratios range from 11.6 at Wingate to 16.7 at Mascoutah Elementary. The reported low-income measure is free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025; rates range from 17% at Wingate to 27% at Mascoutah Elementary. These figures offer context, not explanations for score differences.