Cobden High School
Cobden, IL · Cobden SUD 17
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
129th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 79%▲ Improving
413 N Appleknocker St, Cobden, IL 62920
(618)893-4031NCES ID 171057001274Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Cobden High School 129th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 79% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 71th in 2019 to 79th in 2025 — improving.
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.
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 139 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 72.0% | 56.1% | ▼ 15.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 25.3% | 38.1% | ▲ 12.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.7% | 5.8% | ▲ 5.1 pts | |
| Black | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 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 $203K in zip 62920 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Cobden High School
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What school district is Cobden High School in?
Cobden High School is part of the Cobden SUD 17 district in Cobden, Illinois.
Is Cobden High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Cobden High School 129th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 79% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Cobden High School?
White 56%, Hispanic 38%, Two or more races 6% (139 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Cobden High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62920 is $203K 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.