Summary:
Zip code 61281 is served by three schools in Sherrard CUSD 200, covering kindergarten through grade 12: Sherrard Elementary (K–4), Sherrard Junior High (grades 7–8), and Sherrard High (grades 9–12). The clearest contrast is between the elementary and junior-high IAR results, especially in math: Elementary scored 53% proficient in math in 2025–26, compared with 27% at Junior High, a 26-point gap.
Sherrard Elementary stands out among the two IAR schools, with 60% proficient in ELA and 53% in math—4 and 13 points above Illinois, respectively. Sherrard Junior High is below the state in both subjects, at 50% in ELA and 27% in math, or 7 and 13 points below. These are all-grades results from schools serving different grades, so they are not like-grade comparisons. Sherrard High’s grade-11 ACT results are strongest in ELA and science: 70% and 59% proficient, respectively, compared with 38% in math. Those results are 20 points above the state in ELA and 11 points above in science; math is 2 points below.
Results have improved in several areas, but the trends differ by school, grade, and subject. From 2024–25 to 2025–26, Elementary’s IAR results rose 19 points in ELA and 9 in math, while Junior High’s math result fell 2 points. High’s grade-11 ACT scores increased 15 points in ELA and 10 in science; meanwhile, grade-10 PreACT science fell 19 points, from 62% to 43%. SchoolDigger rankings also rose for High, from the 58th to the 71st percentile, and Elementary, from the 36th to the 59th, while Junior High fell from the 43rd to the 29th. In 2024–25, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 24% at Elementary, 36% at Junior High, and 26% at High; student-teacher ratios were 15.3, 11.5, and 13.3, respectively. These are context measures, not explanations for test results.
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