Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62568

Summary:

The 62568 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: North Elementary School and Memorial Elementary School, both serving students in grades K-5 and part of the Taylorville CUSD 3 district.

Based on the available data, North Elementary School appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher overall SchoolDigger rating of 2 stars compared to Memorial Elementary's 1 star. However, North Elementary serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.11% receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to 59.39% at Memorial Elementary. This suggests socioeconomic factors may play a role in the schools' performance differences.

While both schools face challenges, Memorial Elementary stands out as having significantly lower test scores across the board compared to district and state averages, particularly in math. This indicates potential opportunity gaps for students at this school that may require further investigation and targeted interventions. Both schools also have room for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism rates around 17-18%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				IAR English Language Arts (2024)			IAR Mathematics (2024)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th 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
Memorial Elementary School	Public	3-4	101 E Adams St	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 287-7929	262	18	14.6	61.8%	236 (90.1%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	37.3	1215^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.2%		26.2	1495^th of 2077 public elementary schools	28.0%	280	22.1	28.8	25.2	26.5	17.1	22.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.4	98.1	98.1	$11,821	$1,148	$10,673
North Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	805 N Cherokee St	Taylorville	62568	Christian County	Taylorville CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 824-3315	531	32	16.5	68.7%	486 (91.5%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.6%)								(n/a)							97.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.0	97.3	$10,757	$1,182	$9,576

Cities Near Zip Code 62568

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylorville	0.28 mi	4	418^th
Kincaid	6.66 mi	2	762^nd
Edinburg	9.01 mi	3	753^rd
Morrisonville	12.2 mi	3	474^th
Assumption	13.25 mi	3	701^st

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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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