Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Summary:

Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School is a public school serving 165 students in grades 6-12 in Cowden, Illinois. The school is part of the Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A district, which is ranked 213 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 169th out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 (4-star rating) to 638th out of 688 in 2020-2021 (0-star rating). The school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.0% to 96.2% over the past 5 years, but its dropout rates have also fluctuated, from a low of 0.0% in 2017-2018 to a high of 4.3% in 2020-2021. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has steadily increased, from 10.3% in 2019-2020 to 33.9% in 2023-2024, which is a concerning trend. In terms of test scores, Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School outperformed the state average in IAR English Language Arts but underperformed in IAR Mathematics and SAT Mathematics.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Effingham High School and Shelbyville High School, Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School generally performs in the middle to lower range. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with female and male students, as well as white students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking differently in the state. To improve the school's performance, the district and school leadership may want to focus on strategies to address chronic absenteeism, enhance student learning in mathematics, and ensure equitable outcomes for all student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-12

 633 County Highway 22
       Cowden, IL  62422-4104


(217) 783-2125

District: Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A

SchoolDigger Rank:
169th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,416 Help


Feeder schools for Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School:

Elementary:    Cowden-Herrick Grade School

Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  170

Racial breakdown:

White:
100.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.1% Help


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Compare Details Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 71.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.57. (See more...)
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Compare Details Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School ranks better than 75.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.01. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (100%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School is 10.3. (See more...)
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Compare Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School employs 16.5 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School is $15,416.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School 392nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School 169th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School in the ranking list.)

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Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A:

SchoolDigger ranks Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A 213th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 24.83 1041st 1322 21.3%
2015 28.11 928th 1302 28.7%
2016 21.85 1063rd 1294 17.9%
2017 29.62 910th 1293 29.6%
2018 25.26 966th 1293 25.3%
2019 28.47 966th 1356 28.8%
2021 41.59 628th 1241 49.4%
2022 62.89 416th 1369 69.6%
2023 76.48 253rd 1367 81.5%
2024 65.57 392nd 1363 71.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.47 829th 1161 28.6%
2019 25.93 967th 1217 20.5%
2021 58.00 304th 1019 70.2%
2022 74.33 178th 1221 85.4%
2023 79.07 139th 1234 88.7%
2024 65.22 302nd 1219 75.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.26 834th 1226 32.0%
2019 32.03 881st 1276 31.0%
2023 58.10 449th 1275 64.8%
2024 46.35 613th 1251 51.0%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.34 996th 1223 18.6%
2019 27.02 931st 1296 28.2%
2021 33.15 665th 1048 36.5%
2022 60.14 418th 1286 67.5%
2023 85.47 142nd 1292 89.0%
2024 84.18 160th 1264 87.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.49 824th 889 7.3%
2019 16.02 806th 905 10.9%
2021 25.59 616th 813 24.2%
2022 43.28 488th 898 45.7%
2023 60.90 289th 895 67.7%
2024 51.46 406th 875 53.6%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 21.63 485th 586 17.2%
2004 52.22 328th 592 44.6%
2005 39.29 429th 590 27.3%
2006 62.07 238th 596 60.1%
2007 37.07 433rd 612 29.2%
2008 50.63 362nd 624 42.0%
2009 64.26 242nd 632 61.7%
2010 58.31 307th 643 52.3%
2011 33.28 475th 655 27.5%
2012 51.99 368th 665 44.7%
2013 11.12 582nd 670 13.1%
2014 20.02 544th 670 18.8%
2015 29.29 443rd 614 27.9%
2016 38.88 403rd 643 37.3%
2017 27.57 486th 642 24.3%
2018 57.53 255th 647 60.6%
2019 21.35 557th 701 20.5%
2021 10.29 638th 688 7.3%
2022 31.02 485th 699 30.6%
2023 16.13 592nd 699 15.3%
2024 69.01 169th 697 75.8%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.15 91st 585 84.4%
2021 20.79 512th 611 16.2%
2022 45.33 323rd 626 48.4%
2023 22.69 521st 644 19.1%
2024 60.66 190th 639 70.3%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.79 267th 620 56.9%
2019 10.98 583rd 665 12.3%
2024 69.03 168th 664 74.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.46 264th 619 57.4%
2019 32.38 465th 675 31.1%
2021 12.10 593rd 653 9.2%
2022 24.35 504th 664 24.1%
2023 20.81 543rd 668 18.7%
2024 66.78 178th 668 73.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.22 292nd 548 46.7%
2019 9.68 533rd 552 3.4%
2021 4.60 549th 553 0.7%
2022 15.74 508th 560 9.3%
2023 6.57 547th 557 1.8%
2024 50.98 221st 554 60.1%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1999 153 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 154
2000 141 1 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 146
2001 139 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 145
2002 131 2 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 136
2003 131 2 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 136
2004 146 3 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 151
2005 159 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 160
2006 146 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 149
2007 148 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 2 151
2008 137 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1 140
2009 138 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 141
2010 0 3 0 133 0 n/a n/a 0 136
2011 123 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 125
2012 130 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 133
2013 123 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
2014 217 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 220
2015 216 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 218
2016 223 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 225
2017 209 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 210
2018 204 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 205
2019 210 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 211
2020 190 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 191
2021 183 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 185
2022 161 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 164
2023 160 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 165
2024 170 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 154 13.8 11.2 n/a
2000 146 13.0 11.2 n/a
2001 145 13.0 11.2 n/a
2002 136 13.0 10.5 27.9
2003 136 13.0 10.5 27.9
2004 151 13.6 11.1 38.4
2005 160 13.6 11.8 30.6
2006 149 12.6 11.8 32
2007 151 14.0 10.8 28.2
2008 140 13.0 10.8 33.1
2009 141 12.0 11.8 29.8
2010 136 12.0 11.3 39.7
2011 125 10.0 12.5 48
2012 133 11.0 12.0 45.9
2013 124 18.0 6.8 52.4
2014 220 16.0 13.7 60
2015 218 16.0 13.6 63.3
2016 225 16.0 14.0 66.2
2017 210 16.3 12.8 67.1
2018 205 16.4 12.4 62
2019 211 18.1 11.6 64
2020 191 16.8 11.3 61.3
2021 185 n/a n/a n/a
2022 164 16.4 10.0 66.5
2023 165 19.1 8.6 68.5
2024 170 16.5 10.3 67.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1999 154 13.8 11.2 n/a
2000 146 13.0 11.2 n/a
2001 145 13.0 11.2 n/a
2002 136 13.0 10.5 27.9
2003 136 13.0 10.5 27.9
2004 151 13.6 11.1 38.4
2005 160 13.6 11.8 30.6
2006 149 12.6 11.8 32
2007 151 14.0 10.8 28.2
2008 140 13.0 10.8 33.1
2009 141 12.0 11.8 29.8
2010 136 12.0 11.3 39.7
2011 125 10.0 12.5 48
2012 133 11.0 12.0 45.9
2013 124 18.0 6.8 52.4
2014 220 16.0 13.7 60
2015 218 16.0 13.6 63.3
2016 225 16.0 14.0 66.2
2017 210 16.3 12.8 67.1
2018 205 16.4 12.4 62
2019 211 18.1 11.6 64
2020 191 16.8 11.3 61.3
2021 185 n/a n/a n/a
2022 164 16.4 10.0 66.5
2023 165 19.1 8.6 68.5
2024 170 16.5 10.3 67.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $527 (5.2%) $9,526 (94.8%) $10,053
2020 $213 (2.0%) $10,564 (98.0%) $10,778
2021 $875 (8.2%) $9,784 (91.8%) $10,659
2022 $875 (8.2%) $9,784 (91.8%) $10,659
2023 $454 (3.8%) $11,614 (96.2%) $12,067
2024 $2,619 (17.0%) $12,797 (83.0%) $15,416

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 966th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 253rd of 1367 Middle schools
 52.7%
Ranks 557th of 701 High schoolsRanks 592nd of 699 High schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)2068.2
 48.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)2068.2
 48.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)11.436.4
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)11.436.4
 25%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)3.747.6
 43.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)3.747.6
 43.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)3.728.6
 24.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)3.728.6
 24.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)2092.6
 72.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)2092.6
 72.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)8.614.8
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)8.614.8
 6.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)71.474.1
 2.7%
   8th Grade Science (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)71.474.1
 2.7%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%
11th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)134.5
 8.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)134.5
 8.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)8.79.1
 0.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)8.79.1
 0.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School)19.420
 0.6%
   End of Course Science (Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A)19.420
 0.6%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students211165
 21.8%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian03
Hispanic12
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White210160
 23.8%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients64%68.5%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School

Students at Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School are 100% White.

Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cowden-Herrick Grade School

In the 2023-24 school year, 170 students attended Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School.

Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School ranks 169th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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