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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 62859

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384

Students

Top rankedEast Side Elementary School673^rd of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

Summary:

The 62859 zip code area is home to two elementary schools: East Side Elementary School and Hamilton County Preschool Center. Based on the available data, East Side Elementary School stands out as the higher-performing school in the area, consistently ranking higher in statewide rankings and outperforming the district and state averages in academic proficiency.

East Side Elementary School has a strong academic record, with 63.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 44.7% proficient in Mathematics, surpassing the district and state averages. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% compared to the district and state. In contrast, the Hamilton County Preschool Center is a smaller, pre-kindergarten-only school with limited data available, but it appears to have a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a significantly higher student-teacher ratio than East Side Elementary.

While the Hamilton County Preschool Center may serve a more economically disadvantaged population, the higher spending per student and the high student-teacher ratio suggest the school may have fewer resources allocated to direct student instruction. Overall, the data analysis highlights East Side Elementary School as the standout performer in the 62859 zip code area, providing a strong educational foundation for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)					IAR Mathematics (2025)					% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Side Elementary School	Public	K-6	501 E Randolph St	Mc Leansboro	62859	Hamilton County	Hamilton County CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 643-2328	384	26	14.7	54.4%	360 (93.8%)	6 (1.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	66.9	673^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	67.3%		74.4	485^th of 2067 public elementary schools	76.5%	188	39.6	57.7	64.3	54.7	80.4	63.3	43.7	46.4	45.3	43.5	44.7	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.5	98.3	98.3	16.1	$12,320	$2,796	$9,524

Cities Near Zip Code 62859

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mc Leansboro	4.75 mi	3	417^th
Norris City	12.04 mi	5	655^th
Carmi	12.24 mi	7	235^th
Dahlgren	13.75 mi	1	464^th
Fairfield	14.4 mi	5	188^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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