Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61074

Summary:

The 61074 zip code area is home to two schools - West Carroll Primary, an elementary school serving grades PK-5, and West Carroll High School, serving grades 9-12. Both schools are part of the West Carroll CUSD 314 district, which is ranked 642 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While West Carroll Primary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it currently sits at 1014 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools. The school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% and student proficiency rates on state assessments that are generally below state averages, with only 3rd grade ELA and 3rd grade Math exceeding the Illinois averages. In contrast, West Carroll High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 322 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 472 out of 697 in 2023-2024. The high school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% and student proficiency rates on the SAT that are well below state averages.

Both schools serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with West Carroll Primary at 60.58% and West Carroll High School at 56.64%. The district as a whole may need to implement comprehensive improvement strategies to raise the performance of its schools and address the consistent decline in academic outcomes observed across both the elementary and high school levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)				IAR Mathematics (2024)				SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% 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
West Carroll High School	Public	9-12	500 Cragmoor St	Savanna	61074	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 273-7715	278	20	14.2	54.3%	233 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	30	472^nd of 697 public high schools	32.3%		38.8	437^th of 699 public high schools	37.5%	35	39.2									7.5	18.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	$16,699	$1,384	$15,315
West Carroll Primary	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 Wacker Rd	Savanna	61074	Carroll County	West Carroll CUSD 314	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(815) 273-7747	410	26	15.9	53.4%	346 (84.4%)	4 (1.0%)	36 (8.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	41.2	1125^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.6%		47	1014^th of 2077 public elementary schools	51.2%	111	48.7	32.1	12.1	30.8	24.2	42.9	22.2	10.3	26.8			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		$13,937	$2,573	$11,364

Cities Near Zip Code 61074

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Savanna	0.53 mi	2	607^th
Mount Carroll	8 mi	1	632^nd
Lanark	15.15 mi	1	169^th
Elizabeth	15.63 mi	4
Fulton	15.87 mi	4	442^nd

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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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