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Granite City High School

Public Grades 9-12

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Granite City High School is a public high school in Granite City, Illinois, serving 1,785 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district, which is ranked 784 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Granite City High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 25.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%, and only 19.9% proficient or better in ACT/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 39.3%. The school also has a lower four-year graduation rate (89.0%) and a higher dropout rate (2.4%) than the state average. Additionally, Granite City High School has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate (25.4%) compared to the state average.

Interestingly, Granite City High School's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school's ranking for African American and Hispanic students generally higher than its overall ranking, while the ranking for White and Multi-racial students is significantly lower. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown relatively stronger performance, with the school ranking 59th out of 217 Illinois high schools in the 2022-2023 school year for this subgroup. Despite the school's higher spending per student ($16,063 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, its academic outcomes remain below average, suggesting potential inefficiencies in resource allocation. Nearby schools, such as Collinsville High School, have significantly higher proficiency rates in core academic areas.

1,755

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,787

Per pupil spending ?

62.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3148 Fehling Rd
Granite City, IL 62040

(618) 451-5808

District: Granite City CUSD 9

Feeder schools for Granite City High School:

Elementary:	Frohardt Elementary School
	Maryville Elementary School
	Mitchell Elementary School
	Prather Elementary School
	More...
	Wilson Elementary School
Middle:	Coolidge Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.0%

African American:

19.1%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (79% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Illinois avg48%

544^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

784^th of 811Granite City CUSD 9 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	23.2	544 of 698	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	531 of 697	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	471 of 699	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	526 of 699	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	509 of 688	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	486 of 701	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	453 of 647	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	480 of 642	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.4	324 of 643	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	453 of 614	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	502 of 670	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	525 of 670	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	476 of 665	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	452 of 655	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.1	473 of 643	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.1	424 of 632	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	436 of 624	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.1	479 of 612	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	431 of 596	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.2	457 of 590	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.3	442 of 592	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	60.7	246 of 586	58.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	239 of 323	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	191 of 301	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	225 of 294	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	241 of 281	14.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	226 of 299	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	147 of 253	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	366 of 491	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	233 of 429	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	270 of 428	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	251 of 284	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	97 of 248	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	59 of 217	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	33.8	138 of 205	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	41 of 183	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	523 of 685	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	524 of 664	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	435 of 656	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	496 of 658	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	500 of 639	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	480 of 665	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	465 of 620	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	272 of 366	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	211 of 336	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	220 of 333	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	237 of 335	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	261 of 317	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	205 of 317	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	173 of 291	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	28.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	531 of 672	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	490 of 639	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	413 of 644	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	472 of 626	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	490 of 611	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	420 of 639	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	431 of 585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	545 of 685	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	492 of 668	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	439 of 668	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	490 of 664	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	472 of 653	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	433 of 675	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	411 of 619	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	193 of 211	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	165 of 182	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	162 of 163	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	170 of 170	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	114 of 165	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	112 of 154	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	333 of 527	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	324 of 482	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	356 of 476	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	286 of 493	42.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	264 of 453	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	292 of 473	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	209 of 374	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	533 of 564	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	513 of 554	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	428 of 557	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	497 of 560	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	477 of 553	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	457 of 552	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	452 of 548	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)47th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-12 vs state

English Language Arts26%-26 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, January 24, 2013

I went to school with many of staff memebers there and I know the Principle.
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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	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
Granite City High School	Public	9-12	3148 Fehling Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 451-5808	1,755	87	20.1	62.8%	1,036 (59.0%)	335 (19.1%)	251 (14.3%)	11 (0.6%)	13 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	105 (6.0%)	23.2	544^th of 698 public high schools	22.1%		21.8	531^st of 697 public high schools	23.8%	13	42.1	33.4	13.1	9.0	31.9	29.8	25.7	19.9	36.3	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	98.9	99.2	96.4	$16,787	$825	$15,961
Lake School	Public	5-12	3201 E 23Rd St	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 451-5800	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	98.8	98.8	98.8	100.0	98.8	100.0	85.2
Madison Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	152	18	8.4	99.3%	5 (3.3%)	136 (89.5%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	15.1	587^th of 698 public high schools	15.9%		12.5	633^rd of 697 public high schools	9.2%	46	43.9	18.8	4.9	3.1	41.5	18.8	10.8	10.8	21.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$27,062	$2,510	$24,552
Madison Student Support Center	Public	7-12	1634 7th St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Lovejoy Technology Academy	Public	9-12	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1028	27	2	13.5	59.3%	1 (3.7%)	25 (92.6%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$22,402	$5,703	$16,699
Gordon Bush Alt School for Education	Public	5-12	1516 Gross Ave	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3760	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.9
SIU Charter School of East St Louis	Public, Charter	9-12	601 James R Thompson Blvd	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 482-8391	99	6	16.5	100.0%	1 (1.0%)	97 (98.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.9	547^th of 698 public high schools	21.6%		13.2	620^th of 697 public high schools	11.0%	73	47.4	35.7	21.1	3.6	52.6	21.4	25.0	5.0	5.0									$21,526	$496	$21,030
East St Louis Senior High School	Public	9-12	4901 State St	East Saint Louis	62205	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3700	1,288	83	15.5	99.3%	23 (1.8%)	1,212 (94.1%)	35 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	8.5	640^th of 698 public high schools	8.3%		13.2	622^nd of 697 public high schools	10.8%	18	33.5	19.8	7.8	5.7	17.8	16.1	14.1	5.2	10.5	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.4	98.3	98.4	95.4	$27,581	$2,663	$24,919
Collinsville Area Career Center	Public	11-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	St. Clair County	Madison ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 343-6141	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Collinsville High School	Public	9-12	2201 S Morrison Ave	Collinsville	62234	St. Clair County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-6140	1,956	132	14.8	66.3%	1,028 (52.6%)	271 (13.9%)	539 (27.6%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	108 (5.5%)	41.8	423^rd of 698 public high schools	39.4%		38.3	408^th of 697 public high schools	41.5%	15	49.2	42.8	22.0	19.3	37.5	37.1	50.1	33.2	43.8	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.3	99.4	97.9	$13,905	$1,348	$12,557

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite City High School

What is the racial makeup of Granite City High School?

Students at Granite City High School are 59% White, 19% African American, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Granite City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,755 students attended Granite City High School.

Is Granite City High School a good school?

Granite City High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Granite City High School?

Granite City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Frohardt Elementary School
Elementary : Maryville Elementary School
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Prather Elementary School
Elementary : Wilson Elementary School
Middle : Coolidge Junior High School

What district is Granite City High School in?

Granite City CUSD 9

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