Enrollment
268
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGENTA-OREANA CUSD 1·NCES 170399000085
Argenta-Oreana High School
500 N Main St, Argenta, IL 62501 · (217) 795-4821 · Macon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Illinois public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
150 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 22% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Argenta-Oreana High School
Argenta-Oreana High School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta-Oreana High School this school | 268 | 56.0% | 27.3% |
| Salt Fork High School Catlin | 248 | 54.0% | 33.2% |
| Lawrenceville High School Lawrenceville | 298 | 56.7% | 32.3% |
| Fieldcrest High School Minonk | 254 | 54.3% | 39.1% |
| Illini West High School Carthage | 349 | 53.6% | 32.1% |
| Prophetstown High School Prophetstown | 205 | 57.6% | 35.0% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Argenta-Oreana High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #383 of 573 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #475 of 708 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #157 of 528 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #284 of 537 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #236 of 578 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #246 of 358 | #4 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
268
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 369
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 268 | 20.8 | 12.9:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 20.5 | 13.4:1 | 57% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 20.4 | 14.0:1 | 52% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | 40% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 31% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argenta-Oreana High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (284 to 268); teachers down 6% (22 to 20.8).
About Argenta-Oreana High School
Argenta-Oreana High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Argenta, Illinois. The student body numbers 268 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Illinois is about 834, so this school runs 68% smaller than that.
Argenta-Oreana High School is one school in a 3-school district, Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1, which enrolls 893 students.
Argenta-Oreana High School enrolls a student body that is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Argenta-Oreana High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The school reported 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%.
allk12 grades Argenta-Oreana High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Argenta-Oreana High School's results are 11.9 points below predicted: 27.3% against 39.2%.
In the county around the school, Macon County, median household income is about $62,666, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Argenta-Oreana High School is among the 43 public schools in Macon County.
Argenta-Oreana Middle School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Argenta-Oreana High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Argenta-Oreana High School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Argenta-Oreana High School saw enrollment fall 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
- Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Argenta-Oreana Middle SchoolMiddle · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Argenta-Oreana Middle School0.1 mi · 180
- Argenta-Oreana Elementary School4.4 mi · 445
- Maroa-Forsyth Grade School7.5 mi · 593
- Cerro Gordo Elementary School8.2 mi · 246
- Maroa-Forsyth Middle School8.2 mi · 271
- Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School8.3 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Argenta-Oreana High SchoolHow many students attend Argenta-Oreana High School?
Argenta-Oreana High School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Argenta-Oreana High School serve?
Argenta-Oreana High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Argenta-Oreana High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Argenta-Oreana High School is approximately 12.9:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Argenta-Oreana High School?
Argenta-Oreana High School reports a student body of 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Argenta-Oreana High School?
Argenta-Oreana High School is overseen by Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 in Macon County.
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