Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62551

Summary:

The zip code 62551 contains only one high school, Sangamon Valley High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 district. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 235 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 496 out of 699 in 2021-2022, indicating inconsistent academic performance.

Sangamon Valley High School's strengths include a higher-than-average proficiency rate in SAT Mathematics, but it struggles in SAT English Language Arts and ISA Science, where its proficiency rates fall below state averages. The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5% and a relatively large population of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (52.78%), which can impact student learning and achievement.

Despite these challenges, Sangamon Valley High School maintains a respectable four-year graduation rate of 88.2% and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, which could be leveraged to improve academic outcomes. The school's spending per student of $13,924 is also an important factor to consider in the context of its performance and the resources available to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (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	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
Sangamon Valley High School	Public	9-12	398 N Illinois St	Niantic	62551	Macon County	Sangamon Valley CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(217) 668-2392	194	17	11.1	59.8%	179 (92.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	58.4	235^th of 697 public high schools	66.3%		43.5	394^th of 699 public high schools	43.6%	159	22.2	28.9	22.2	98.5	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	96.5	$15,001	$1,251	$13,751

Cities Near Zip Code 62551

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Niantic	0.47 mi	1	287^th
Illiopolis	4.11 mi	2	566^th
Harristown	4.32 mi	1
Warrensburg	7.55 mi	3	229^th
Decatur	10.11 mi	20	783^rd

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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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