Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62097

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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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 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	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
Worden Elementary School	Public	3-5	110 N Main St	Worden	62097	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 692-7442	258	17	15.2	26.4%	229 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.2%)	71	577^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.9%		56.8	787^th of 2067 public elementary schools	61.9%	210	51.1	58.2	56.8	59.8	58.4	63.3	51.4	48.9	54.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$15,702	$611	$15,091

Cities Near Zip Code 62097

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Worden	2.34 mi	1	227^th
Hamel	4.91 mi	1
Moro	5.66 mi	2	506^th
Staunton	5.85 mi	3	179^th
Bunker Hill	7.19 mi	2	544^th

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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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