Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch
Highland, IL · Highland CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 5 · Rural, distant
29th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 99%▲ Improving
206 N Mulberry St, Highland, IL 62249
(618)675-2200NCES ID 171899002177Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch 29th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 99% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 93th in 2019 to 99th 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 51 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.0% | 98.0% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.5% | 2.0% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| Black | 1.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.5 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 $273K in zip 62249 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch in?
Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch is part of the Highland CUSD 5 district in Highland, Illinois.
Is Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch 29th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 99% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch?
White 98%, Hispanic 2% (51 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62249 is $273K 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.