Schools in Zip Code 62821

Schools in ZIP code 62821 include five schools in Carmi: two elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, serving students across elementary, middle and high school grades. The latest results show different patterns by school level: elementary results are generally above state figures, while high school academic results are mostly below them. The clearest overall standout is Washington Attendance Center, which was above state results in every reported grade and subject comparison.

Washington Attendance Center had the strongest and most consistent state-relative results: its ELA gaps were 17–20 percentage points across grades 4–6, its math gaps were 18–30 points, and grade-5 science was 23 points higher than the state. Jefferson Attendance Center also stood out in grade 3, exceeding state ELA by 19 points and math by 23. Results were more mixed at Carmi White County Junior High School: ELA was above the state by 12 points in grade 7 and 2 in grade 8, while grade-7 math and grade-8 science were below. At Carmi-White County High School, grade-11 ACT science was 3 points above the state, but ACT ELA and math were 7 and 8 points below; grade-9 and grade-10 PreACT results were also below state results in all three subjects.

Trends offer important context: Jefferson’s math result dropped 18 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, from 91% to 72%, though it remained above the state; Washington’s math result rose 9 points, while junior high was nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger’s rankings also fell over the years shown: the high school went from the 73rd to the 43rd percentile and junior high from the 83rd to the 58th. The high school’s graduation rate was 96%, above the state’s 90%, but chronic absenteeism was 32%, compared with 24% statewide. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible (FRL) measure for sy 2024–25 ranged from 47% at Washington to 62% at Lincoln Attendance Center; student–teacher ratios ranged from 10.3 to 15.0. Lincoln has no test results in the supplied data.