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Cambridge Community Grade School

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Cambridge Community Grade School ranks 458 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Cambridge Community Grade School serves 222 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Cambridge, Illinois, and is part of Cambridge CUSD 227. In 2025–26, 72% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 54% in math, both well above state results of 56% and 40%. The school also stood out in fifth-grade science, with 68% proficient compared with 48% statewide. Overall, Cambridge is among the area’s strongest schools, though C R Hanna Elementary School narrowly led it in all-grades ELA and math.

Fifth grade is a particular strength: Cambridge had the highest reported nearby results in fifth-grade ELA (79%), math (53%), and science (68%). Fourth-grade ELA is the clearest concern: 59% were proficient, the third-lowest result among 10 nearby schools with reported scores, although it remained 4 percentage points above the state. Cambridge’s all-grades results were only about 1 percentage point above the district in both ELA and math, while its advantages over the state were 16 points in ELA and 15 in math. SchoolDigger placed Cambridge at the 74th percentile with four stars in 2025–26, second among nearby schools with a current ranking; C R Hanna was at the 78th percentile.

ELA proficiency has risen from 66% in 2023–24 to 72% in 2025–26, while math has fallen from 57% to 54%, including a 7-point drop in the latest year. Over the same period, SchoolDigger’s overall percentile ranking declined from 91 to 74, even as ELA improved. Its ranking for serving low-socioeconomic-status students was especially high: the group was at the 98th percentile statewide in 2025–26, compared with Cambridge’s overall 74th percentile. The ranking for serving White students fell from the 85th percentile in 2023–24 to the 55th in 2025–26. Other context: the student–teacher ratio was 12.9 in 2024–25, and 46% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch that school year, close to the nearby-school average of 44%. These figures describe results and school context; they do not establish what caused them.

222

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,964

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

95.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

312 S West St
Cambridge, IL 61238-1430

(309) 937-2028

District: Cambridge CUSD 227

Students who attend Cambridge Community Grade School usually attend:

High:

Cambridge Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.1%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2024 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2024) to 74th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

Illinois avg48%

458^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

205^th of 738Cambridge CUSD 227 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	458 of 1737	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	314 of 2056	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	181 of 2067	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	349 of 2077	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	205 of 2082	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	82.7	282 of 1948	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.6	975 of 2086	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	928 of 2037	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	52.1	907 of 2044	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	877 of 2046	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.6	1136 of 2052	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.7	814 of 2093	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	890 of 2167	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	77.0	482 of 2166	77.7%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	366 of 2147	83.0%	★★★★☆
2010	70.6	717 of 2139	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	661 of 2120	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	882 of 2092	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.9	849 of 2095	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	859 of 2086	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.5	505 of 2022	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	434 of 2030	78.6%	★★★★☆
2003	76.7	473 of 2020	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	294 of 1942	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	168 of 1942	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	409 of 1957	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	238 of 1970	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	273 of 1680	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.4	795 of 2019	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	826 of 1964	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	20 of 1001	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	38 of 1800	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	119 of 1793	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	121 of 1808	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	39 of 1763	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.4	160 of 1514	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.7	834 of 1816	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	686 of 1765	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	406 of 1311	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.8	342 of 1947	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	250 of 1959	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	216 of 1984	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	156 of 1977	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	78.3	294 of 1707	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	32.7	1345 of 2019	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	1103 of 1972	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	515 of 1149	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.4	367 of 1389	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	202 of 1392	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	412 of 1419	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	236 of 1425	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	329 of 1308	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	28.2	1106 of 1462	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1079 of 1463	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+16 vs state

Science68%+20 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cambridge Community Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 S West St	Cambridge	61238	Henry County	Cambridge CUSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 937-2028	222	17	12.9	45.5%	209 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	70.8	458^th of 1737 public elementary schools	73.6%		83.5	314^th of 2056 public elementary schools	84.7%	144	67.6		75.8	59.3	79.4				72.3	60.6	48.1	52.9				54.3	95.3%		$14,964	$2,470	$12,494
C R Hanna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 14th Ave	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 526-3386	434	32	13.7	23.3%	415 (95.6%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	74.2	382^nd of 1737 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.2	388^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.1%	6	64.4		73.4	69.9	75.3				72.9	73.4	52.1	46.6				56.7	97.7%		$11,617	$293	$11,324
Millikin Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 S Congress St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 945-0475	364	27	13.4	29.9%	316 (86.8%)	4 (1.1%)	35 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	58.4	695^th of 1737 public elementary schools	60.0%		61.6	771^st of 2056 public elementary schools	62.5%	76	66.7		60.4	60.9	68.3				63.2	66.0	41.4	28.6				44.1	95.3%		$14,256	$138	$14,118
Southwest Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S Center St	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 945-0652	357	26	13.6	38.1%	301 (84.3%)	3 (0.8%)	33 (9.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	39.1	1024^th of 1737 public elementary schools	41.0%		67.8	649^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.4%	375	34.5		48.9	61.4	41.4				51.4	57.4	54.3	20.7				44.0	97.2%		$14,636	$138	$14,498
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 N Russell Ave	Geneseo	61254	Henry County	Geneseo CUSD 228	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 945-0625	334	21	15.7	36.8%	296 (88.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	54.6	761^st of 1737 public elementary schools	56.2%		70.9	580^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.8%	181	55.6		67.5	72.3	64.4				68.2	50.0	36.2	33.3				39.4	94.2%		$13,478	$138	$13,340
AlWood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E A St	Alpha	61413	Henry County	AlWood CUSD 225	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 629-5011	172	19	8.9	43.0%	163 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	56.3	728^th of 1737 public elementary schools	58.1%		60.9	785^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.8%	57			65.4	65.5					59.2	57.7	34.5					42.1	93.5%		$16,998	$1,370	$15,628
Galva Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	224 Morgan Rd	Galva	61434	Henry County	Galva CUSD 224	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 932-2420	280	21	13.1	42.9%	253 (90.4%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	35.9	1079^th of 1737 public elementary schools	37.9%		52	963^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.2%	116	30.6		54.5	52.9	26.3	41.7			44.3	50.0	47.1		48.0			38.3	95.5%		$15,224	$447	$14,777
Irving Elementary School	Public	2-3	609 W Central Blvd	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Kewanee CUSD 229	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-3013	242	16	15.3	77.7%	137 (56.6%)	14 (5.8%)	65 (26.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (10.3%)								(n/a)			33.3						33.3	32.2						32.2	96.3%		$14,444	$1,227	$13,217
Colona Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	700 1st St	Colona	61241	Henry County	Colona School District 190	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 792-1232	371	28	13.4	52.6%	266 (71.7%)	13 (3.5%)	60 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	31	1170^th of 1737 public elementary schools	32.6%		43.8	1129^th of 2056 public elementary schools	45.1%	41	41.9	30.6	57.6	46.7	32.3	40.5	46.7	38.9	43.9	51.5	33.3					24.6	97.6%		$14,381	$1,181	$13,199
Wethersfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	439 Willard St	Kewanee	61443	Henry County	Wethersfield CUSD 230	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 853-4800	296	21	14.4	48.6%	209 (70.6%)	19 (6.4%)	43 (14.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	55.8	738^th of 1737 public elementary schools	57.5%		62.2	762^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	62.9%	24	42.9		83.8	63.2	39.3	70.0			65.4	73.0	36.8					39.8	98.6%		$13,219	$1,103	$12,116

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Community Grade School

What schools do graduates of Cambridge Community Grade School attend?

Students who attend Cambridge Community Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Cambridge Junior/Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Cambridge Community Grade School?

Students at Cambridge Community Grade School are 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Cambridge Community Grade School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 222 students attended Cambridge Community Grade School.

Is Cambridge Community Grade School a good school?

Cambridge Community Grade School ranks 458^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Cambridge Community Grade School in?

Cambridge CUSD 227

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