Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62321

Summary:

The 62321 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 high school, 1 elementary school, and 1 middle school. Based on the data provided, Illini West High School and Carthage Middle School stand out as the top performers in the area.

Carthage Middle School excels in English Language Arts, with 65.5% of students proficient or better, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also had strong math performance, with 30.9% proficiency across all grades. In contrast, Carthage Primary School struggled in math, with only 25% proficiency, well below the district and state.

Illini West High School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 444th out of 698 Illinois high schools in 2024-2025 to 322nd out of 697 in 2023-2024. The school's 89% four-year graduation rate is also noteworthy. However, the high school's test scores in ELA (33.7%), Math (26.5%), and Science (31.3%) for 11th graders were lower than average in 2024-2025.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	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)	% Pneumococcal (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	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
ROYALS Academy Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ROYALS RSSP Carthage	Public	6-12	86 S Madison St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Hancck/Fultn/Schuylr/McDonogh ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 575-3226	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Illini West High School	Public	9-12	600 Miller St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Illini West H S District 307	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9607	349	23	15.0	53.6%	321 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	39.9	444^th of 698 public high schools	36.4%		48.5	322^nd of 697 public high schools	53.8%	122	59.4	46.7	22.8	20.0	43.0	40.0	33.7	26.5	31.3																	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4		98.5	$13,672	$612	$13,060
Carthage Primary School	Public	PK, KG-4	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-9202	238	17	14.0	43.3%	203 (85.3%)	4 (1.7%)	23 (9.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	29.1	1458^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.1%		42.3	1105^th of 2067 public elementary schools	46.5%	353												28.3	47.4					36.9	21.7	28.9					25.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	14.2		$12,868	$771	$12,097
Carthage Middle School	Public	5-8	210 S Adams St	Carthage	62321	Hancock County	Carthage Education Service District 317	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 357-3914	167	12	13.9	49.7%	153 (91.6%)	2 (1.2%)	11 (6.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	472^nd of 1368 public middle schools	65.5%		59.7	450^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.0%	22										25.6	44.2			56.4	61.0	71.4	72.1	65.5			38.5	24.4	28.6	32.6	30.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		71.4	$12,127	$356	$11,770

Cities Near Zip Code 62321

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carthage	4.73 mi	6	570^th
Bowen	7.83 mi	1	597^th
Augusta	11.7 mi	1	600^th
Hamilton	12.04 mi	2	419^th
Warsaw	16.66 mi	2	466^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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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62321

Carthage Middle School

Illini West High School

Carthage Primary School

ROYALS Academy Carthage

ROYALS RSSP Carthage

Cities Near Zip Code 62321