Enrollment
228
High
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CERRO GORDO CUSD 100·NCES 170933000540
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School
300 E Durfee St, Cerro Gordo, IL 61818 · (217) 763-2711 · Piatt County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
94 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 6 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 15% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Cerro Gordo CUSD 100. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
76.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.8% | 27.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School this school | 228 | 41.2% | 48.3% |
| Coop HS 1 Bismarck | 247 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Edwards County High School Albion | 223 | 41.3% | 44.6% |
| Galva Jr-Sr High School Galva | 191 | 41.4% | 38.9% |
| Stark County High School Toulon | 230 | 43.5% | 44.0% |
| Eastland Jr/Sr High School Lanark | 298 | 40.9% | 54.9% |
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 Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #100 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #23 of 75 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #10 of 75 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #505 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #65 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #414 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #388 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #343 of 358 |
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
228
+21 (+10%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 187
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 | 228 | 20.3 | 11.2:1 | 41% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 18.2 | 12.1:1 | 37% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 17.2 | 12.8:1 | 37% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 230 | 17.5 | 13.1:1 | 33% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 38% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 12 | 15.9:1 | 18% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (230 to 228); teachers up 16% (17.5 to 20.3).
About Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School
Located in Cerro Gordo, Illinois, Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is a very small high school. The school has 228 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 12. High schools in Illinois have about 834 students on average; enrollment here is 73% lower.
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School sits within Cerro Gordo CUSD 100, which has 2 schools and 474 students.
Of every 100 students at Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School, about 91 are White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Piatt County at about 95% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.2:1. Across high schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.8:1. Of all students at Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School, 41% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Piatt County average a similar 38%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is +0.6 points: 48.3% actual, 47.7% predicted.
Piatt County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $94,811 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Piatt County number 14, with about 3,086 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Cerro Gordo Elementary School, is the closest to Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School. On proficiency, Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is ahead of the 41.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 228 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 207.
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Piatt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,695
Census ACS
Median income
$94,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cerro Gordo CUSD 100
- Cerro Gordo Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Other schools in Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Cerro Gordo Elementary School0.1 mi · 246
- Argenta-Oreana Middle School8.3 mi · 180
- Argenta-Oreana High School8.3 mi · 268
- Argenta-Oreana Elementary School8.3 mi · 445
- Bement High School8.7 mi · 85
- Bement Elementary School8.7 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School?
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School serve?
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is approximately 11.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School?
At Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School?
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School is overseen by Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 in Piatt County.
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