Kewanee High School
Kewanee, IL · Kewanee CUSD 229
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
517th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 14%· Stable
1101 E 3rd St, Kewanee, IL 61443
(309)853-3328NCES ID 172100002383Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Kewanee High School 517th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 16th in 2019 to 14th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Black (last reported 2019) stop 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) and Black (last reported 2019) stop 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 2024) 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 610 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 73.6% | 62.5% | ▼ 11.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 16.6% | 26.6% | ▲ 10.0 pts | |
| Black | 9.4% | 5.4% | ▼ 4.0 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.2% | 4.9% | ▲ 4.7 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 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 $85K in zip 61443 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Kewanee High School
- #111Wethersfield Jr/Sr High SchoolWethersfield CUSD 230 · 1.5 mi away111th of 601
ELA 77% ▲43 · Math 43% ▲30Compare - #331Galva Jr-Sr High SchoolGalva CUSD 224 · 8.4 mi away331st of 601
ELA 53% ▲19 · Math 29% ▲16Compare - #122Annawan High SchoolAnnawan CUSD 226 · 10.3 mi away122nd of 601
ELA 71% ▲37 · Math 46% ▲33Compare - #260Stark County High SchoolStark County CUSD 100 · 11 mi away260th of 601
ELA 61% ▲27 · Math 30% ▲17Compare - #248Cambridge Jr/Sr High SchoolCambridge CUSD 227 · 15.5 mi away248th of 601
ELA 54% ▲20 · Math 38% ▲25Compare - #71Bureau Valley High SchoolBureau Valley CUSD 340 · 18.6 mi away71st of 601
ELA 76% ▲42 · Math 55% ▲42Compare - #119Geneseo High SchoolGeneseo CUSD 228 · 19.8 mi away119th of 601
ELA 66% ▲32 · Math 52% ▲39Compare - #336R O W V A Jr and Sr High SchoolR O W V A CUSD 208 · 20 mi away336th of 601
ELA 51% ▲17 · Math 30% ▲17Compare
What school district is Kewanee High School in?
Kewanee High School is part of the Kewanee CUSD 229 district in Kewanee, Illinois.
Is Kewanee High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Kewanee High School 517th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Kewanee High School?
White 63%, Hispanic 27%, Black 5%, Two or more races 5% (610 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Kewanee High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61443 is $85K 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.