Summary:
The 62097 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Worden Elementary School, which serves grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 260 students. The school is part of the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district, which is ranked 223 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Worden Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school, especially in recent years. The school has seen improvements in its statewide ranking, moving from 943rd out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 577th out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, Worden Elementary School had higher proficiency rates than the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district and the state of Illinois in both English Language Arts (58.4% vs. 58.2% and 53.1%) and Mathematics (54.3% vs. 50% and 38.5%) for all grades.
The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,426, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.8 to 1. In the 2023-2024 school year, 24.62% of Worden Elementary School students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a moderate level of economic need among the student population. Overall, the data suggests that Worden Elementary School is a strong-performing school within its district and the state of Illinois, with a track record of academic success and a positive trajectory in recent years.
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