Reed-Custer High School
Braidwood, IL · Reed Custer CUSD 255U
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, fringe
408th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 32%▼ Declining
249 Comet Dr, Braidwood, IL 60408
(815)458-2166NCES ID 173338003456Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Reed-Custer High School 408th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 32% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 50th in 2019 to 32th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 397 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.1% | 84.1% | ▼ 10.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 3.1% | 11.1% | ▲ 8.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.1% | 4.0% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $285K in zip 60408 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Reed-Custer High School
- #155Wilmington High SchoolWilmington CUSD 209U · 4.9 mi away155th of 601
ELA 64% ▲20 · Math 44% ▲17Compare - #149Coal City High SchoolCoal City CUSD 1 · 5.2 mi away149th of 601
ELA 61% ▲17 · Math 49% ▲22Compare - #297Gardner-South Wilmington Twp H SGardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73 · 7.1 mi away297th of 601
ELA 41% ▼3 · Math 44% ▲17Compare - #139Minooka Community High SchoolMinooka CHSD 111 · 13.5 mi away139th of 601
ELA 61% ▲17 · Math 52% ▲25Compare - #126Morris Community High SchoolMorris CHSD 101 · 13.9 mi away126th of 601
ELA 63% ▲19 · Math 52% ▲25Compare - #227Herscher High SchoolHerscher CUSD 2 · 15 mi away227th of 601
ELA 47% ▲3 · Math 49% ▲22Compare - #327Dwight High SchoolDwight Twp HSD 230 · 16.5 mi away327th of 601
ELA 51% ▲7 · Math 30% ▲3Compare - #432Joliet West High SchoolJoliet Twp HSD 204 · 19.1 mi away432nd of 601
ELA 38% ▼6 · Math 28% ▲1Compare
What school district is Reed-Custer High School in?
Reed-Custer High School is part of the Reed Custer CUSD 255U district in Braidwood, Illinois.
Is Reed-Custer High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Reed-Custer High School 408th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 32% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Reed-Custer High School?
White 84%, Hispanic 11%, Two or more races 4% (397 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Reed-Custer High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60408 is $285K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.