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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62271

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297

Students

Top rankedOkawville Grade School451^st of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Okawville Grade School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 62271 zip code area is home to one standout elementary school, Okawville Grade School, which serves students in grades PK-6. This small school of 277 students has consistently outperformed state averages across key academic metrics, ranking in the top 22% of Illinois elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Okawville Grade School boasts impressive proficiency rates, with 66.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 54.4% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 61.5% also significantly exceeds the Illinois average of 40.6%. Additionally, Okawville Grade School maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% compared to the state average.

Despite its relatively small size, West Washington County CUD 10 has invested in Okawville Grade School, spending $11,207 per student, which is higher than the state average. This investment appears to be paying off, as the school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, moving from 528th in 2023-2024 to 451st in 2024-2025.

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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)	% Meningococcal (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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Okawville Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S Hanover St	Okawville	62271	Washington County	West Washington County CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 243-6157	297	23	13.0	24.6%	284 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	77.2	451^st of 2056 public elementary schools	78.1%		71.4	528^th of 2067 public elementary schools	74.5%	77	61.5	48.8	65.7	77.5	75.0	66.5	55.8	80.0	55.0	30.0	54.4	98.5	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.5	99.3	99.3	11.7	$10,964	$558	$10,406

Cities Near Zip Code 62271

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Okawville	1.4 mi	2	121^st
Damiansville	8.28 mi	1	4^th
Bartelso	8.69 mi	1	19^th
Germantown	9.36 mi	1	54^th
Nashville	9.82 mi	2	379^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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