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Sparta High School

Public Grades 9-12

505^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 620 Illinois High Schools

Better than 19% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Sparta High School serves 309 students in grades 9–12 in Sparta, Illinois, and is part of Sparta CUSD 140. The main concern is that performance is weak across most tested subjects, with grade 10 results especially low.

Grade 10 science is a standout weakness: 19% of students were proficient, compared with 48% statewide and a 43% average at nearby schools; grade 10 ELA was 28 points below the state. Grade 11 ACT results were also far below state levels, including 13% proficiency in mathematics, 27 points behind. Grade 9 science was a relative bright spot at 46.8%, just 0.3 points below the state’s 47.1%. Graduation is another concern: Sparta’s 83% rate was below the state’s 90% and the nearby-school average of 94%, and was the lowest among nearby schools with reported rates.

SchoolDigger ranks Sparta at the 19th percentile statewide for 2025–2026, with 1 star—the lowest standing among six nearby schools ranked that year, which ranged from the 30th to 70th percentiles and had 2–4 stars. Its percentile ranking fell from 41 in 2023–2024 to 27 in 2024–2025 and 19 in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 14, compared with a nearby-school average of 12.0; free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 63% of enrollment, the second-highest rate among nearby schools with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well it serves Disabled Students was notably stronger than its overall ranking: the group ranked at the 84th percentile in 2024–2025, versus 27th overall. In contrast, its measure for how well it serves White Students fell from the 33rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 6th in 2025–2026.

309

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,213

Per pupil spending ?

63.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.5%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

205 W Hood St
Sparta, IL 62286-2006

(618) 443-4341

District: Sparta CUSD 140

Feeder schools for Sparta High School:

Elementary:	Evansville Attendance Center
	Sparta Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

African American:

14.6%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (83% vs 90%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Illinois avg47%

505^th of 620

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

629^th of 738Sparta CUSD 140 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	19.1	505 of 620	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	511 of 698	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	412 of 697	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	469 of 699	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	468 of 699	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	532 of 688	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	408 of 701	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	479 of 647	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.6	485 of 642	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.3	570 of 643	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.1	387 of 614	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.3	501 of 670	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	509 of 670	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.6	389 of 665	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	477 of 655	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	504 of 643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.0	449 of 632	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	422 of 624	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.8	405 of 612	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.7	442 of 596	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.4	326 of 590	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.9	440 of 592	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.9	398 of 586	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	261 of 323	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	288 of 294	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	277 of 299	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	183 of 253	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	81 of 491	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	67 of 428	84.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	432 of 545	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	499 of 685	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.4	291 of 664	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	458 of 656	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	338 of 658	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	459 of 639	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	369 of 665	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	475 of 620	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	387 of 478	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	509 of 672	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	425 of 639	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	473 of 644	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	385 of 626	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	339 of 611	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	291 of 639	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	379 of 585	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	328 of 521	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	518 of 685	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	459 of 668	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	423 of 668	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	555 of 664	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	533 of 653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	427 of 675	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	451 of 619	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	203 of 527	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	66 of 476	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.6	96 of 473	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	482 of 515	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	508 of 564	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	369 of 554	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	491 of 557	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	428 of 560	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	513 of 553	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	357 of 552	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.3	480 of 548	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+35 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)6th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-20 vs state

Science22%-26 vs state

Mathematics13%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2026)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2026)		PreACT Secure Science (2026)		ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	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	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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Sparta High School	Public	9-12	205 W Hood St	Sparta	62286	Randolph County	Sparta CUSD 140	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 443-4341	309	22	14.0	63.1%	231 (74.8%)	45 (14.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	19.1	505^th of 620 public high schools	18.5%		29.1	511^th of 698 public high schools	26.8%	6	48.7	25.4	28.2	15.9	46.8	19.0	29.9	13.0	22.1								96.5%		$17,213	$841	$16,372
Coulterville High School	Public	9-12	101 W Grant St	Coulterville	62237	Randolph County	Coulterville Unified School District 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 758-2881	64	6	10.1	64.1%	57 (89.1%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	98.4%		$14,644	$554	$14,091
Marissa Junior & Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 School View Dr	Marissa	62257	St. Clair County	Marissa CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 295-2393	226	23	9.8	59.7%	194 (85.8%)	4 (1.8%)	12 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	35.8	420^th of 620 public high schools	32.3%		59.1	255^th of 698 public high schools	63.5%	165	55.6	41.7	40.7	27.8	40.7	38.9	31.1	37.8	28.9	65.6	45.2	75.0	60.3			27.0	99.5%		$21,477	$1,125	$20,352
Steeleville High School	Public	9-12	701 S Sparta St	Steeleville	62288	Randolph County	Steeleville CUSD 138	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 965-3432	148	12	12.8	36.5%	133 (89.9%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	63.8	186^th of 620 public high schools	70.0%		63.9	216^th of 698 public high schools	69.1%	30	72.7	63.6	59.1	42.4	45.5	60.6	45.5	31.8	45.5								96.3%		$14,070	$09	$14,061
Trico Senior High School	Public	9-12	16533 Highway 4	Campbell Hill	62916	Jackson County	Trico CUSD 176	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 426-1111	220	21	10.4	55.9%	188 (85.5%)	1 (0.5%)	31 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.4	373^rd of 620 public high schools	39.8%		35.5	480^th of 698 public high schools	31.2%	107	60.4	45.3	32.1	20.8	60.4	37.7	41.7		36.1								99.5%		$20,942	$2,033	$18,909
New Athens High School	Public	9-12	501 Hanft St	New Athens	62264	St. Clair County	New Athens CUSD 60	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 475-2173	164	14	11.7	31.7%	155 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	56.7	240^th of 620 public high schools	61.3%		61.7	236^th of 698 public high schools	66.2%	4	56.5	45.7	43.5	37.1	47.8	42.9	53.1	50.0	56.3								100%		$18,017	$00	$18,017
Chester High School	Public	9-12	1901 Swanwick St	Chester	62233	Randolph County	Chester CUSD 139	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 826-2302	335	22	15.5	39.4%	294 (87.8%)	4 (1.2%)	30 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	33.7	433^rd of 620 public high schools	30.2%		40.1	441^st of 698 public high schools	36.8%	8	54.2	43.0	34.7	15.2	45.8	31.6	41.2	28.2	40.0								97%		$15,376	$184	$15,193
Red Bud High School	Public	9-12	815 Locust St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Red Bud CUSD 132	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 282-3826	396	29	13.6	31.8%	373 (94.2%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	62.4	197^th of 620 public high schools	68.2%		66.2	202^nd of 698 public high schools	71.1%	5	67.4	56.0	48.4	33.3	51.6	48.6	46.9	50.0	53.1								99.2%		$17,202	$143	$17,059
Monroe/Randolph Red Brick School	Public	6-12	134 N Main St	Red Bud	62278	Randolph County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 473-8945	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Center of Southern Illinois	Public	11-12	6137 Beck Rd	Red Bud	62278	Monroe County	Monroe/Randolph ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 437-2222	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sparta High School

How many students attend Sparta High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Sparta High School.

What district is Sparta High School in?

Sparta CUSD 140

What is the racial makeup of Sparta High School?

Students at Sparta High School are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Sparta High School a good school?

Sparta High School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Illinois high schools.

What schools feed into Sparta High School?

Sparta High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evansville Attendance Center
Elementary : Sparta Lincoln School

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