Summary:
Zip code 62801 has nine schools—seven elementary schools, one middle school and one high school—with 2025–2026 results available for eight of them. The seven schools with IAR results averaged 47% in English language arts (ELA) and 30% in mathematics, compared with state averages of 56% and 40%. Results differ substantially from school to school, and the area’s clearest overall finding is that average performance was below the state in both subjects.
Raccoon Cons Elementary led in all-grades ELA at 64%, about 8 points above the state; Willow Grove Elementary led in mathematics at 43%, about 4 points above. North Wamac Grade School also had strong grade 8 results: 79% in ELA and 71% in science, about 16 and 20 points above state results. At the lower end, Jordan Elementary had the lowest all-grades ELA result, 27%, while Centralia Junior High School had the lowest mathematics result, 9%—about 29 and 30 points below state results. Grand Prairie Elementary had relatively low scores too, but the area’s lowest chronic absenteeism: 3%, compared with 24% statewide.
Over time, the seven-school ELA average barely changed, from 46.5% in 2024–2025 to 46.8% in 2025–2026, while the state rose from 53.1% to 56.3%; the mathematics average fell from 33% to 30% as the state rose from 39% to 40%. Individual trends varied. SchoolDigger rankings also show contrasting paths: Centralia High School fell from the 53rd to the 26th percentile, while Raccoon Cons rose from the 61st to the 69th. Context such as student-teacher ratios does not neatly predict results: Grand Prairie’s ratio was 8.7, while Willow Grove’s was 9.7. For schools reporting the same measure, free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, results varied from Raccoon Cons at 48% to Grand Prairie at 97%; these figures are context, not explanations for test results. Results cover different grades and do not represent identical student groups.
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