Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pilot Township

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A

Herscher Intermediate Sch

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

391 N Main St, Herscher, IL 60941 · (815) 426-2242 · Part of Herscher Community Unit School District 2

Pilot Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
391
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Herscher Intermediate Sch

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 13% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Pilot Township kids: Limestone Middle Sch

On the path

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

PK–1Bonfield Grade Schoolin Bonfield
2–5Herscher Intermediate SchYou are here
6–8Limestone Middle Schin Kankakee

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

391 N Main St, Herscher

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2129
Grade 3123
Grade 4139
Enrollment over time
346’20
351’21
369’22
374’23
391’24

Up 13% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Herscher Intermediate Sch from Pilot Township families.

Other schools in Herscher Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Bonfield Grade School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Bonfield
285 students17:1
Limestone Middle Sch
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kankakee
B
468 students13:1
Herscher High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Herscher
B+
542 students15:1

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; Pilot Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.