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South Fork Junior Senior High School

Public Grades 6-12
551st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 698 Illinois High Schools
Better than 21% of Illinois high schools
Summary

South Fork Junior Senior High School is a public high school in Kincaid, Illinois, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the South Fork School District 14, which is ranked 723 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Fork Junior Senior High School consistently performs below the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.6% of students were proficient in IAR/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance in English Language Arts is also below the state average, with only 51.8% of students proficient, compared to the state's 53.1%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 92.9% in recent years, but also a higher dropout rate than the state average, ranging from 2.4% to 3.4%.

When comparing South Fork Junior Senior High School to nearby high schools, such as Glenwood High School, Rochester High School, and Pawnee Junior/Senior High School, the performance gap is quite significant. These nearby schools consistently outperform South Fork Junior Senior High School across various academic metrics, including test scores, graduation rates, and college readiness indicators. The school's performance has also been declining over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing statewide ranking, from 436 out of 688 Illinois high schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 551 out of 698 in the 2024-2025 school year.

134
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,637
Per pupil spending ?
53%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 612 Dial Street
       Kincaid, IL  62540

(217) 237-4333

District: South Fork School District 14


Feeder schools for South Fork Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:    South Fork Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
94.0%
Two or more races:
3.0%
Hispanic:
2.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
93% graduate in 4 years — above the Illinois average (89%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 25% Illinois)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg27%
Illinois avg47%
Middle school
837th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 39%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
551st of 698
Illinois public high schools ?
Bottom 21%▬ steady since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Illinois High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
723rd of 811South Fork School District 14 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.4837 of 136838.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.9926 of 136332.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.0947 of 136730.7%★★☆☆☆
202222.21060 of 136922.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.21004 of 124119.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.6921 of 135632.1%★★☆☆☆
201826.5951 of 129326.5%★☆☆☆☆
201725.8968 of 129325.1%★☆☆☆☆
201628.2926 of 129428.4%★☆☆☆☆
201539.9718 of 130244.9%★★☆☆☆
201422.51087 of 132217.8%★☆☆☆☆
201330.31014 of 136725.8%★☆☆☆☆
201233.31009 of 136526.1%★☆☆☆☆
201140.7917 of 134431.8%★★☆☆☆
201046.5841 of 132736.6%★★☆☆☆
200958.9630 of 131852.2%★★★☆☆
200851.2745 of 129342.4%★★☆☆☆
200745.8827 of 128735.7%★★☆☆☆
200657.1641 of 127249.6%★★☆☆☆
200561.7555 of 120954.1%★★★☆☆
200456.7609 of 120449.4%★★☆☆☆
200384.7144 of 118587.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.2714 of 124842.8%★★☆☆☆
202420.61009 of 125119.3%★☆☆☆☆
202321.01013 of 127520.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.1864 of 128632.8%★★☆☆☆
202113.9945 of 10177.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.8888 of 127630.4%★★☆☆☆
201824.7938 of 122623.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202550.7561 of 122954.4%★★★☆☆
202422.61014 of 121916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202339.2730 of 123440.8%★★☆☆☆
202222.41050 of 122114.0%★☆☆☆☆
201941.9689 of 121743.4%★★☆☆☆
201833.5795 of 116131.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202437.6715 of 126443.4%★★☆☆☆
202328.2905 of 129230.0%★★☆☆☆
202222.8988 of 128623.2%★☆☆☆☆
201923.5998 of 129623.0%★☆☆☆☆
201840.7682 of 122344.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.4748 of 88415.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.1774 of 87511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.1819 of 8958.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.4859 of 8984.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.1756 of 8137.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.6843 of 9056.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4826 of 8897.1%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.4551 of 69821.1%★☆☆☆☆
20249.7680 of 6972.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.8554 of 69920.7%★☆☆☆☆
202211.7619 of 69911.4%★☆☆☆☆
202134.7436 of 68836.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.0515 of 70126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201818.4541 of 64716.4%★☆☆☆☆
201733.0452 of 64229.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.9506 of 64321.3%★☆☆☆☆
201430.3503 of 67024.9%★☆☆☆☆
201373.0177 of 67073.6%★★★★☆
201232.1502 of 66524.5%★☆☆☆☆
201130.4489 of 65525.3%★☆☆☆☆
201021.8522 of 64318.8%★☆☆☆☆
200914.0545 of 63213.8%★☆☆☆☆
200832.3472 of 62424.4%★☆☆☆☆
20079.7541 of 61211.6%★☆☆☆☆
200612.8521 of 59612.6%★☆☆☆☆
200557.3285 of 59051.7%★★★☆☆
200419.9496 of 59216.2%★☆☆☆☆
200334.3452 of 58622.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.4544 of 68520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.1632 of 6644.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.6572 of 65813.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.1490 of 63923.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.0492 of 66526.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20253.9671 of 6720.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.4588 of 6448.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.8573 of 63910.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.1540 of 68521.2%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8506 of 66824.3%★☆☆☆☆
20229.9620 of 6646.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202154.5266 of 65359.3%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202513.0531 of 5645.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.5552 of 5540.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.1545 of 5572.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.3557 of 5600.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.9471 of 55314.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.4504 of 5528.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.8534 of 5482.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2024)43rd percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school
High school
Male (2025)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)21st percentile~ school
White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-21 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
Science53%+7 vs state
English Language Arts52%~ state avg
Mathematics4%-35 vs state

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Students at South Fork Junior Senior High School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

South Fork Junior Senior High School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Illinois high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 134 students attended South Fork Junior Senior High School.

South Fork Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : South Fork Elementary School


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