Top Rankings
Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3a School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 168 students in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3a School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in Illinois.
Public High School in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3a School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public high school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Public High School in Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3a School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the Illinois average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Cowden-herrick Jr/sr High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Illinois or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public high school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,040 Schools
# Students
343 Students
599,562 Students
# Teachers
32 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3a School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#178 out of 865 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
87%
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