Summary:
ZIP code 62554 has one listed school, Argenta-Oreana Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 and enrolling 445 students. Since it is the only listed school, there is no meaningful comparison among schools in the area. In 2025–2026, its all-grades results were above Illinois in both subjects, with the clearest overall advantage in math: 47% proficient at the school versus 40% statewide, an 8-point lead.
Fifth-grade science was the school’s strongest standout: 67% were proficient in 2025–2026, 19 points above Illinois. Fourth-grade math was also strong, at 59%, 17 points above the state; fifth-grade ELA reached 68%, 14 points above. Results were not strong in every grade: third-grade ELA was 43%, 5 points below Illinois, and third-grade math was 3 points below the state. Math in grade 5 was also slightly below Illinois, while grade 4 math was well above it, showing that results vary substantially by grade and subject.
Overall results improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 5 points and math rose 6 points at the school, compared with state increases of 3 and 1 point, respectively. The school moved from 1 point below the state in ELA to 1 point above, while its math lead grew from 3 to 8 points. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 56th percentile in 2023–2024, 57th in 2024–2025, and 56th in 2025–2026, a broadly steady ranking. The student-teacher ratio was 13.8 in 2024–2025; 54% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 14% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 19% and Illinois’ 24%.
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