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Schools in Cerro Gordo · Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100

Cerro Gordo’s public schools outscore 63% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Cerro Gordo’s districts is 47%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cerro Gordo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 3 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
474 students on the public path
In brief

Cerro Gordo’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1467 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Cerro Gordo’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 23% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,754 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Sch. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Cerro Gordo’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 63% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 63%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1467)Better than 72%
CAA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 210 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Cerro Gordo anywhere from C to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Cerro Gordo’s students in the tested grades sat them (203 in math, 217 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cerro Gordo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Cerro Gordo Elem SchoolCerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100B+
6–12Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High SchCerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100A−

Cerro Gordo’s public schools are run by Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100, which also serves Cerro Gordo, Long Creek and Oakley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 474 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,754IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 29.9% · 217 students tested
Math23%
State average 25.8% · 203 students tested

Cerro Gordo vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Cerro Gordo’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cerro GordoBCerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100

Every school in Cerro Gordo

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cerro Gordoin other towns
Cerro Gordo Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
246 students13:1Rate it →
Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Sch
High · Grades 6–12
A−
228 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Cerro Gordo’s schools

Are Cerro Gordo’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Cerro Gordo children attend outscore 63% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Cerro Gordo in?

Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 474 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Cerro Gordo’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Cerro Gordo spend per student?

$15,754 in Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.