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Il Valley Central High School

Chillicothe, IL · Il Valley Central USD 321

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large

251st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 58% Declining

1300 W Sycamore St, Chillicothe, IL 61523

(309)274-5481NCES ID 171997002256Directory 202324

663
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
43%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
19.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Il Valley Central High School 251st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 58% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 71th in 2019 to 58th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%58%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Il Valley Central High School
55%
IL average
52%
Math
Il Valley Central High School
37%
IL average
38%
Science
Il Valley Central High School
47%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Il Valley Central High School IL average
25%50%75%55%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Il Valley Central High School IL average
25%50%75%37%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Il Valley Central High School IL average
25%50%75%47%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%54%40%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2022) 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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%37%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2022) 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%47%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 663 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White90%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 90%98%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.3%90.2% 4.1 pts
Two or more races1.1%4.1% 3.0 pts
Hispanic2.1%3.6% 1.5 pts
Asian0.4%1.1% 0.7 pts
Black1.4%0.9% 0.5 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 $188K in zip 61523 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2002

$46K$92K$138K$184K$175K200220052010201520202025

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What school district is Il Valley Central High School in?

Il Valley Central High School is part of the Il Valley Central USD 321 district in Chillicothe, Illinois.

Is Il Valley Central High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Il Valley Central High School 251st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 58% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Il Valley Central High School?

White 90%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 4%, Asian 1% (663 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Il Valley Central High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61523 is $188K 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.