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Massac UD 1


At a glance
212thof 811 Illinois districts▼ 7
Better than 73% of Illinois districts
2939 Old Marion Rd
Metropolis, IL 62960
·(618) 524-9376·All Illinois district rankings →
Statewide performance 2017–2025
2025: better than 73.9% of districts
7
Schools
1,826
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedJefferson Elementary School41st of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools
Biggest riser
Brookport Elementary School up 394 spots statewide this year
Smallest classes
Brookport Elementary School 9 students per teacher
SchoolDigger ratings
5★
4★
3★
Summary:

The Massac UD 1 school district in Illinois serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 212 out of 811 school districts in the state and has an overall 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as high-performing. Franklin Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School are consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with exceptional test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The district's middle school, Massac Junior High School, also performs well, particularly in English Language Arts. At the high school level, Massac County High School has a strong graduation rate and relatively low dropout rate, though its test scores are slightly below the state average.

However, the district also faces some challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate across all schools. Additionally, there is a significant disparity in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 46.77% at Jefferson Elementary to 88.89% at Brookport Elementary, indicating varying levels of economic disadvantage within the district. Overall, the Massac UD 1 district provides a mix of high-performing and more average-performing schools, with opportunities for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism and learning from the practices of the top-performing schools.

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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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