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Reed-Custer High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

249 Comet Dr, Braidwood, IL 60408 · (815) 458-2166 · Part of Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

Reed Township’s School Grade A− better than 79% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
397
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Reed-Custer High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–8Reed-Custer Middle Schoolin Braidwood
9–12Reed-Custer High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

249 Comet Dr, Braidwood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 995
Grade 1097
Grade 11100
Grade 12105
Enrollment over time
479’20
451’21
437’22
397’23
397’24

Down 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 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 Reed-Custer High School from Reed Township families.

Other schools in Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U

The district →
Reed-Custer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Braidwood
A
690 students13:1
Reed-Custer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Braidwood
B+
306 students11:1

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