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Cowden-Herrick Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

301 N Broadway St, Herrick, IL 62431 · (618) 428-5223 · Part of Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

Herrick Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
175
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Cowden-Herrick Grade School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 31.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Herrick Township kids: Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School

On the path

Where Herrick Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Cowden-Herrick Grade SchoolYou are here
6–12Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High Schoolin Cowden

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

301 N Broadway St, Herrick

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten27
Grade 132
Grade 226
Grade 330
Grade 431
Grade 529
Enrollment over time
133’20
139’21
157’22
161’23
175’24

Up 31.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cowden-Herrick Grade School from Herrick Township families.

Other schools in Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3A

The district →
Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cowden
C+
168 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Herrick Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.