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The highest-performing public schools in science in Macoupin County, Illinois

Across Macoupin County, Illinois, 20 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Mt Olive High School leads the list at 85.7%, against a median of 50.0% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Macoupin County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

85.7%

Median % Proficient (Science)

50.0%

BEST IN SCIENCE · MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Mt Olive High School	Mount Olive, IL	Mount Olive CUSD 5	High	151	85.7%	—
2	North Mac High School	Virden, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	High	361	74.7%	—
3	Staunton Jr High School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	Middle	240	70.1%	▲ 5
4	Bunker Hill High School	Bunker Hill, IL	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	High	166	69.7%	—
5	Carlinville Middle School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	Middle	286	56.3%	▼ 1
6	Wolf Ridge Education Center	Bunker Hill, IL	Bunker Hill CUSD 8	Elementary	407	54.8%	▲ 7
7	Staunton High School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	High	384	54.3%	—
8	Medora Intermediate School	Medora, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Middle	160	50.6%	▼ 2
9	Gillespie Middle School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Middle	244	50.0%	▲ 4
10	Northwestern Elementary School	Palmyra, IL	Northwestern CUSD 2	Elementary	189	50.0%	▼ 3
11	Southwestern High School	Piasa, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	High	370	50.0%	—
12	Staunton Elementary School	Staunton, IL	Staunton CUSD 6	Elementary	541	48.3%	▼ 3
13	Gillespie High School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	High	328	47.9%	—
14	Ben-Gil Elementary School	Gillespie, IL	Gillespie CUSD 7	Elementary	523	45.9%	no change
15	Mt Olive Elementary School	Mount Olive, IL	Mount Olive CUSD 5	Elementary	328	45.2%	▼ 4
16	Carlinville High School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	High	353	42.0%	—
17	Carlinville Intermediate School	Carlinville, IL	Carlinville CUSD 1	Elementary	267	41.3%	▼ 3
18	Southwestern Middle School	Piasa, IL	Southwestern CUSD 9	Middle	171	37.9%	no change
19	North Mac Intermediate	Girard, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	Elementary	224	37.5%	no change
20	North Mac Middle School	Girard, IL	North Mac CUSD 34	Middle	228	17.2%	no change

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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