Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61756

Zip code 61756 has two schools in Maroa-Forsyth Middle School (grades 6–8) and Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School (grades 9–12), both in Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2. The high school enrolls 348 students and the middle school 271. Overall, the latest results are stronger than state results in most reported subjects, with the clearest exception being grade 9 at the high school.

The middle school stands out in all-grades IAR English language arts: 82% were proficient, compared with 56% statewide, a 26-point advantage; its math result was 50% versus 40% statewide, a 10-point lead. The high school’s strongest results are in grade 11 ACT science, where 68% were proficient versus 48% statewide, a 20-point advantage; it also led the state by 17 points in ELA and 11 in math. Grade 9 is the high school’s relative weak spot: math proficiency was 40%, 2 points below the state’s 42%, while ELA was roughly level and science matched the state. By contrast, grade 10 results were 15 to 24 points above state results across subjects.

Recent trends show improvement at the middle school and a split picture at the high school. Middle-school all-grades proficiency rose 7 points in ELA and 7 in math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, widening its advantage over the state in both subjects. High-school grade 11 math rose 21 points, while grade 9 proficiency fell in all three subjects. SchoolDigger rates both schools four stars; its 2025–2026 rankings place the high school at the 81st percentile and the middle school at the 77th. The middle school has a higher student-teacher ratio (18.2 versus 15.7), and a larger share of students are free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025 (31% versus 26%); these are contextual differences, not explanations for results. The high school’s graduation rate was 96%, compared with 90% statewide, while chronic absenteeism was 16% at the high school and 11% at the middle school.