Tri-City High School
Buffalo, IL · Tri City CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
423rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 30%▲ Improving
324 W Charles St, Buffalo, IL 62515
(217)364-4530NCES ID 173945003991Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City High School 423rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 30% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 24th in 2019 to 30th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 153 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.2% | 92.2% | ▼ 6.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.6% | 3.9% | ▲ 3.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.6% | 3.3% | ▲ 2.7 pts | |
| Black | 0.6% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.1 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.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Tri-City High School
- #438Riverton High SchoolRiverton CUSD 14 · 7 mi away438th of 601
ELA 42% ▲1 · Math 23% ▼4Compare - #99Rochester High SchoolRochester CUSD 3A · 9.5 mi away99th of 601
ELA 69% ▲28 · Math 55% ▲28Compare - #74Williamsville High SchoolWilliamsville CUSD 15 · 9.8 mi away74th of 601
ELA 76% ▲35 · Math 55% ▲28Compare - #538Springfield Southeast High SchSpringfield SD 186 · 12 mi away538th of 601
ELA 27% ▼14 · Math 15% ▼12Compare - #579Lanphier High SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 12.2 mi away579th of 601
ELA 18% ▼23 · Math 8% ▼19Compare - #348Mount Pulaski High SchoolMt Pulaski CUSD 23 · 12.8 mi away348th of 601
ELA 43% ▲2 · Math 36% ▲9Compare - –Edinburg High SchoolEdinburg CUSD 4 · 13.1 mi awayCompare
- #394Sangamon Valley High SchoolSangamon Valley CUSD 9 · 13.4 mi away394th of 601
ELA 44% ▲3 · Math 29% ▲2Compare
What school district is Tri-City High School in?
Tri-City High School is part of the Tri City CUSD 1 district in Buffalo, Illinois.
Is Tri-City High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City High School 423rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 30% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Tri-City High School?
White 92%, Hispanic 4%, Two or more races 3% (153 students, 2023–24).
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.