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Crete-Monee High School

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Crete-Monee High School ranks 513 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 27% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Crete-Monee High School is a public high school serving 1,503 students in grades 9-12 in Crete, Illinois. The school is part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district, which is ranked 732 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crete-Monee High School consistently underperforms compared to the state averages in academic assessments, with only 31.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts and 14.7% proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 51.7% and 39.3%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 92.2%, but a higher dropout rate, ranging from 2.4% to 2.9%. Additionally, Crete-Monee High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 41.2%, compared to the state average of 25.4%.

While Crete-Monee High School spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $15,244 to $19,968 in recent years, this does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. In contrast, Southland College Prep Charter High School outperforms Crete-Monee High School and the surrounding schools, such as Rich Township High School and Bloom High School, in academic assessments, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

1,480

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,406

Per pupil spending ?

57%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 W Exchange St
Crete, IL 60417-9601

(708) 367-8230

District: Crete Monee CUSD 201U

Feeder schools for Crete-Monee High School:

Elementary:	Balmoral Elementary School
	Crete Elementary School
	Monee Elementary School
	Talala Elementary in Park Forest
Middle:	Crete-Monee Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

Hispanic:

20.9%

White:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (30% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 25% Illinois)

!Mathematics scores 25 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg30%

Illinois avg48%

513^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

732^nd of 811Crete Monee CUSD 201U 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
2025	28.9	513 of 698	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	515 of 697	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	516 of 699	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	486 of 699	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	513 of 688	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	529 of 701	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	492 of 647	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.6	462 of 642	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.6	391 of 643	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	25.4	473 of 614	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	510 of 670	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	524 of 665	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	529 of 655	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	511 of 643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	492 of 632	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.4	524 of 624	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.6	362 of 612	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	459 of 596	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.4	377 of 590	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.1	482 of 592	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	38.1	432 of 586	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	132 of 323	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	130 of 299	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	131 of 301	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	113 of 294	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	119 of 281	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	122 of 299	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	97 of 253	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	234 of 491	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	261 of 429	39.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	199 of 428	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	109 of 284	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.6	158 of 248	36.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	479 of 685	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	502 of 664	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	485 of 656	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	427 of 658	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	431 of 639	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	498 of 665	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	454 of 620	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	216 of 366	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	252 of 336	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	192 of 333	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	120 of 335	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	210 of 317	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	217 of 317	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	139 of 291	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	69 of 138	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	89.5	5 of 91	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	508 of 672	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	380 of 639	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	372 of 644	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	284 of 626	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	331 of 611	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	448 of 639	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	436 of 585	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	521 of 685	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	480 of 668	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	496 of 668	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	486 of 664	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	532 of 653	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	503 of 675	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	496 of 619	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	177 of 211	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	156 of 182	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	109 of 163	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	115 of 170	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.4	148 of 160	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	113 of 154	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	273 of 527	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	249 of 482	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	328 of 476	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	270 of 453	40.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	245 of 473	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	175 of 374	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	238 of 564	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.1	416 of 554	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	370 of 557	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	228 of 560	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	297 of 553	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	362 of 552	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	320 of 548	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+33 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile+31 vs school

Disabled (2025)52nd percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-20 vs state

Science29%-19 vs state

Mathematics15%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crete-Monee High School	Public	9-12	1515 W Exchange St	Crete	60417	Will County	Crete Monee CUSD 201U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 367-8230	1,480	97	15.2	57.0%	180 (12.2%)	904 (61.1%)	310 (20.9%)	11 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (4.8%)	28.9	513^th of 698 public high schools	26.5%		23.2	515^th of 697 public high schools	26.1%	2	48.1	40.4	24.5	19.1	34.5	30.0	31.6	14.7	29.4									$21,406	$635	$20,771
Bloom Trail High School	Public	9-12	22331 Cottage Grove Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 758-7000	1,218	74	16.4	80.9%	123 (10.1%)	732 (60.1%)	328 (26.9%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.1%)	15.4	583^rd of 698 public high schools	16.5%		15.9	585^th of 697 public high schools	16.1%	2	36.3	31.7	9.0	9.9	24.6	26.2	23.2	11.7	20.3	94.6	94.0	100.0	100.0	93.8	93.4	100.0	88.1	$23,254	$2,785	$20,469
Southland College Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4601 Sauk Trl	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Southland College Prep Charter High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 748-0100	584	57	10.1	45.4%	5 (0.9%)	530 (90.8%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	66.6	198^th of 698 public high schools	71.6%		58.3	236^th of 697 public high schools	66.1%	38	58.7	64.1	34.1	29.7	41.6	58.1	68.2	40.2	58.3									$28,791	$1,162	$27,629
District 206 Alternative High School	Public	9-12	100 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 754-4095	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5	73.5
Bloom High School	Public	9-12	101 W 10th St	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Bloom Township HSD 206	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 755-1122	1,823	100	18.2	81.9%	42 (2.3%)	735 (40.3%)	1,014 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (1.3%)	19	566^th of 698 public high schools	18.9%		20.7	545^th of 697 public high schools	21.8%	21	42.8	31.1	13.6	10.1	34.9	24.9	24.5	14.5	19.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	87.8	$23,266	$2,776	$20,491
Rich Township Star Academy	Public	10-12	5000 Sauk Trl	Richton Park	60471	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 679-3000	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	96.2	96.2	96.2	98.1	96.2	100.0	90.4
South Cook ISC Student Advocate ALOP	Public	6-12	253 W Joe Orr Rd	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Regl Inst Scholastic Excellence	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Cook Truancy Program	Public	6-12	405 Ashland Ave	Chicago Heights	60411	Cook County	Region 07 South Cook ISC 4	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 754-6600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Rich Township High School	Public	9-12	3600 W 203rd St	Olympia Fields	60461	Cook County	Rich Township HSD 227	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 679-5600	2,433	196	12.4	44.1%	35 (1.4%)	2,066 (84.9%)	263 (10.8%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (2.5%)	13.9	599^th of 698 public high schools	14.2%		18.2	568^th of 697 public high schools	18.5%	31	35.0	31.5	9.1	7.4	18.2	22.3	23.5	7.6	25.5	97.9	94.8	94.8	94.8	97.0	94.7	98.3	92.3	$35,672	$1,273	$34,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Crete-Monee High School

What is the racial makeup of Crete-Monee High School?

Students at Crete-Monee High School are 61% African American, 21% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Crete-Monee High School?

Crete-Monee High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Balmoral Elementary School
Elementary : Crete Elementary School
Elementary : Monee Elementary School
Elementary : Talala Elementary in Park Forest
Middle : Crete-Monee Middle School

What district is Crete-Monee High School in?

Crete Monee CUSD 201U

How many students attend Crete-Monee High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,480 students attended Crete-Monee High School.

Is Crete-Monee High School a good school?

Crete-Monee High School ranks 513^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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