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Egyptian Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Egyptian Senior High School is a small public high school in Tamms, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of just 88. The school is part of the Egyptian CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 802 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Egyptian Senior High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, poverty, chronic absenteeism, and graduation rates. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with only 30.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 15.4% in Mathematics, and 26.9% in Science. The school has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 98.86% to 100% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.4% to 49.5% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Shawnee High School and Anna-Jonesboro High School, Egyptian Senior High School is performing significantly worse academically. For example, Shawnee High School has higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.5%), Mathematics (0%), and Science (9.1%) for 11th-grade students. The school's performance has also declined over the past 10 years, dropping from a ranking of 502 out of 643 Illinois high schools in 2015-2016 to a ranking of 553 out of 698 in 2024-2025.

Students ?

8.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,837

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20023 Diswood Rd
Tamms, IL 62988-3234

(618) 776-5251

District: Egyptian CUSD 5

Feeder schools for Egyptian Senior High School:

Elementary:	Egyptian Elementary School
Middle:	Egyptian Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

African American:

8.3%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2021 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (25% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg25%

Illinois avg48%

553^rd of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

802^nd of 811Egyptian CUSD 5 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	22.3	553 of 698	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	547 of 697	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	555 of 699	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	380 of 699	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	334 of 688	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.2	565 of 701	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	584 of 647	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	547 of 642	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	502 of 643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.0	581 of 614	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	580 of 670	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	487 of 670	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.9	537 of 665	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	412 of 655	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	16.6	541 of 643	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	490 of 632	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.2	556 of 624	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.7	540 of 612	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	536 of 596	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.5	528 of 590	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.2	491 of 592	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	19.5	489 of 586	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	536 of 685	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.6	422 of 664	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	455 of 656	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	358 of 658	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.9	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	11.0	562 of 620	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	483 of 672	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	423 of 639	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	440 of 644	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.0	129 of 626	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	110 of 611	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	414 of 639	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.0	507 of 585	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	531 of 685	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	589 of 668	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	591 of 668	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.7	357 of 664	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	500 of 675	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	470 of 527	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	550 of 564	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	525 of 554	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	540 of 557	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	382 of 560	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	339 of 553	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.6	538 of 552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	548 of 548	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-21 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

Mathematics15%-24 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)	ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (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	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	ISA Science 8th 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 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% 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
Egyptian Senior High School	Public	9-12	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 776-5251	84	10	8.2	98.8%	68 (81.0%)	7 (8.3%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.3%)	22.3	553^rd of 698 public high schools	20.8%		20.2	547^th of 697 public high schools	21.5%	6	63.2	28.6	0.0	7.1	31.6	21.4	30.8	15.4	26.9										97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	97.7	96.6	$18,837	$1,890	$16,947
Five County Regional Vocational Center	Public	11-12	130 Washington St	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Alxndr/Jcksn/Pulsk/Prry/Union ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 747-2703	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Meridian High School	Public	6-12	1401 Mounds Rd	Mounds	62964	Pulaski County	Meridian CUSD 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 342-6778	206	14	14.3	98.5%	61 (29.6%)	112 (54.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.6%)	5.6	667^th of 698 public high schools	4.4%		13	623^rd of 697 public high schools	10.6%	44	5.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	25.0	9.5	15.8	2.6	5.3	5.0	20.8	13.0	10.0	14.9	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.5	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	93.8	$22,874	$2,087	$20,787
Century Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4721 Shawnee College Rd	Ullin	62992	Pulaski County	Century CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 845-3518	146	16	9.3	61.6%	125 (85.6%)	10 (6.8%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.2%)	22.6	550^th of 698 public high schools	21.2%		11.4	651^st of 697 public high schools	6.6%	101	45.8	36.4	16.7	9.1	25.0	40.9	12.5	18.8	25.0	47.4	9.5	50.0	42.1	34.4	4.8	45.8	26.3	26.6	92.3	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.3	94.2	87.2	$13,720	$736	$12,984
Dongola High School	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	62	0	20.0	98.4%	58 (93.5%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	27.4	520^th of 698 public high schools	25.5%					(n/a)	52.9	52.9	5.9	17.6	29.4	23.5	27.3	9.1	36.4										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,031	$2,450	$20,580
Anna-Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	608 S Main St	Anna	62906	Union County	Anna Jonesboro CHSD 81	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-8502	476	35	13.6	50.6%	424 (89.1%)	10 (2.1%)	30 (6.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	39.8	445^th of 698 public high schools	36.2%		27	498^th of 697 public high schools	28.6%	53	52.6	41.7	18.1	13.0	28.4	30.6	59.1	36.4	45.5										99.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.6	99.0	99.6	98.1	$15,459	$881	$14,578
Cairo Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	4201 Sycamore St	Cairo	62914	Alexander County	Cairo Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 734-2187	130	12	10.8	96.9%	14 (10.8%)	102 (78.5%)	3 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.5%)	7	652^nd of 698 public high schools	6.6%		11.4	651^st of 697 public high schools	6.6%	1	40.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	13.3	17.4	7.7	7.7	7.7	0.0		0.0	5.9	2.1		3.3	0.0	2.1									$27,068	$2,939	$24,129
Shawnee High School	Public	9-12	3365 State Hwy 3 N	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-5307	72	9	8.4	52.8%	68 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	36.9	471^st of 698 public high schools	32.5%		17.9	572^nd of 697 public high schools	17.9%	101	65.2	61.1	0.0	5.6	39.1	55.6	45.5	0.0	9.1										97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	95.7	$22,516	$1,662	$20,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Egyptian Senior High School

How many students attend Egyptian Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 84 students attended Egyptian Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Egyptian Senior High School?

Students at Egyptian Senior High School are 81% White, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Egyptian Senior High School?

Egyptian Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Egyptian Elementary School
Middle : Egyptian Junior High School

What district is Egyptian Senior High School in?

Egyptian CUSD 5

Is Egyptian Senior High School a good school?

Egyptian Senior High School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Illinois high schools.

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