Cowden-Herrick Grade School
Herrick, IL · Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A
Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Rural, distant
421st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 80%▲ Improving
301 N Broadway St, Herrick, IL 62431
(618)428-5223NCES ID 170017602401Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Cowden-Herrick Grade School 421st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 80% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 51th in 2019 to 80th 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 161 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1998, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 99.3% | 97.5% | ▼ 1.8 pts | |
| Black | 0.7% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.2 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1998. 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 $175K in zip 62431 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Cowden-Herrick Grade School in?
Cowden-Herrick Grade School is part of the Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A district in Herrick, Illinois.
Is Cowden-Herrick Grade School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Cowden-Herrick Grade School 421st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 80% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Cowden-Herrick Grade School?
White 98%, Black 2% (161 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Cowden-Herrick Grade School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62431 is $175K 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.