Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60968

Summary:

The 60968 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville, which serves grades 4-5 and has a total enrollment of 112 students. The school is part of the Iroquois West CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 460 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville appears to be a relatively strong performer compared to the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 62.7%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 53.1%. The school also outperformed the district and state averages in ELA proficiency for both 4th and 5th grades. In mathematics, the school's performance was also above the state average, with 48% of students proficient or better in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average of 38.5%.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (68.75% in the 2023-2024 school year). The school's spending per student is higher than the state average, and it has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1, which may contribute to its academic performance. Overall, Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville appears to be a strong-performing school, but it may need to address equity-related issues to ensure continued success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville	Public	4-5	106 County Line Road	Thawville	60968	Iroquois County	Iroquois West CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 387-2291	104	10	10.0	66.3%	67 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	64	725^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.7%		65.3	645^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.8%	80	30.9	66.0	60.0	62.7	51.1	45.5	48.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	98.2	$17,667	$1,705	$15,962

Cities Near Zip Code 60968

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thawville	0.21 mi	1	308^th
Onarga	6.28 mi	1	344^th
Piper City	6.66 mi	1	390^th
Gilman	9.24 mi	2	648^th
Chatsworth	10.61 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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