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Best High Schools in Zip Code 62523

Summary:

The 62523 zip code is home to a single public high school, MacArthur High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 1,042 students. The school is part of the Decatur School District 61, which is ranked 806 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

MacArthur High School has struggled academically in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 532 and 573 out of around 700 Illinois high schools, earning it a 1-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on standardized tests, is significantly below state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.6% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.

Despite the school's low performance, it is spending more per student than the state average, at $14,990 per student for the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.6, which may contribute to the challenges in providing individualized attention and support to students. The high percentage of students (55.47%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, which can be a significant barrier to academic success.

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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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 62523

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Decatur	0.48 mi	22	785^th
Mount Zion	5.51 mi	5	233^rd
Forsyth	6.33 mi	1	208^th
Harristown	7.26 mi	1
Oreana	7.71 mi	1	408^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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