Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
Kirkland, IL · Hiawatha CUSD 426
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 12 · Rural, distant
360th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 40%▲ Improving
410 1st St, Kirkland, IL 60146
(815)522-3335NCES ID 172130002403Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School 360th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 31th in 2019 to 40th 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.
Hispanic (last reported 2019) 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 211 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 82.4% | 81.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 10.0% | 11.4% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | 5.7% | ▼ 1.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 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 $283K in zip 60146 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 Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School
- #272Genoa-Kingston High SchoolGenoa Kingston CUSD 424 · 6.4 mi away272nd of 601
ELA 51% ▲7 · Math 38% ▲3Compare - #135Sycamore High SchoolSycamore CUSD 427 · 10.1 mi away135th of 601
ELA 64% ▲20 · Math 49% ▲14Compare - #469DeKalb High SchoolDeKalb CUSD 428 · 10.2 mi away469th of 601
ELA 34% ▼10 · Math 24% ▼11Compare - #521Belvidere High SchoolBelvidere CUSD 100 · 10.7 mi away521st of 601
ELA 30% ▼14 · Math 17% ▼18Compare - #592Jefferson High SchoolRockford SD 205 · 12.9 mi away592nd of 601
ELA 17% ▼27 · Math 6% ▼29Compare - #374Belvidere North High SchBelvidere CUSD 100 · 13.9 mi away374th of 601
ELA 47% ▲3 · Math 29% ▼6Compare - #587Rockford East High SchoolRockford SD 205 · 15.7 mi away587th of 601
ELA 16% ▼28 · Math 8% ▼27Compare - #366Rochelle Twp High SchoolRochelle Twp HSD 212 · 15.7 mi away366th of 601
ELA 45% ▲1 · Math 32% ▼3Compare
What school district is Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School in?
Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School is part of the Hiawatha CUSD 426 district in Kirkland, Illinois.
Is Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School 360th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School?
White 81%, Hispanic 11%, Two or more races 6%, Black 1% (211 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hiawatha Jr/Sr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60146 is $283K 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.