Summary:
The 61074 zip code in Illinois is home to two schools: West Carroll Primary, an elementary school, and West Carroll High School. Both schools are part of the West Carroll CUSD 314 district, which is ranked 743rd out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Carroll Primary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 1014th out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1352nd out of 2056 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state average, with only 39.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 30.3% in Math. However, the school's per-student spending of $13,937 is higher than the district and state averages. West Carroll High School has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 437th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 527th out of 698 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is well below the state average, with only 25% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA and 11.1% in Math.
Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the low test scores, West Carroll High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 89% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%. Both schools have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with West Carroll Primary at 53.41% and West Carroll High School at 54.32%, suggesting that these schools may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
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