Carruthers Elementary School
80 Candy Ln, Murphysboro, IL 62966 · (618) 687-3231 · Part of Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
Somerset Township’s School Grade C better than 32% of Illinois school districts
What stands out about Carruthers Elementary School
- Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
- Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
- Enrollment up 12.1% since 2020–21
- Next stop for Somerset Township kids: 2 middle schools
On the path
Where Somerset Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →
Test scores
2020–21Its 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 ↗80 Candy Ln, Murphysboro
Students
Up 12.1% since 2020–21.
As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.
Parents talk
Questions and answers about Carruthers Elementary School from Somerset Township families.
Other schools in Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186
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; Somerset Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.