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Schools in Cisco

Cisco’s public schools

Monticello Community Unit School District 25 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cisco. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 117% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
50%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 33% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,437 students on the public path
In brief

Cisco’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cisco’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Monticello Middle School places highest (better than 82%); Monticello High School lowest (77%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cisco, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Washington Schoolin MonticelloA−
6–8Monticello Middle Schoolin MonticelloA−
9–12Monticello High Schoolin MonticelloA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Monticello Community Unit School District 25.

The district

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

Monticello Community Unit School District 25Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,707 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$14,546IL $21,567 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 29.9% · 849 students tested
Math30%
State average 25.8% · 809 students tested

Cisco vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cisco—Monticello Community Unit School District 25

Every school in Cisco

3 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 Ciscoin other towns
Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Monticello
A−
543 students14:1Rate it →
Monticello Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Monticello
A−
405 students15:1Rate it →
Monticello High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monticello
A−
489 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cisco’s schools

Are Cisco’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cisco. Monticello Community Unit School District 25 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cisco. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cisco in?

Monticello Community Unit School District 25.

Where do Cisco kids go to high school?

Monticello High School.

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What Cisco families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.