Massac County High School
Metropolis, IL · Massac UD 1
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, fringe
293rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 51%▲ Improving
2841 Old Marion Rd, Metropolis, IL 62960
(618)524-3440NCES ID 172500002713Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Massac County High School 293rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 41th in 2019 to 51th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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.
Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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 546 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 84.7% | 78.4% | ▼ 6.3 pts | |
| Black | 8.7% | 8.8% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.1% | 7.9% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.2% | 4.2% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.7% | ▲ 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 $128K in zip 62960 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 Massac County High School
- #479Joppa Jr & Sr High SchoolJoppa-Maple Grove UD 38 · 7.1 mi away479th of 601
ELA 28% ▼21Compare - #417Pope Co High SchoolPope Co CUD 1 · 17.1 mi away417th of 601
ELA 34% ▼15Compare - #308Vienna High SchoolVienna HSD 133 · 19 mi away308th of 601
ELA 54% ▲5 · Math 30% ▼7Compare - #483Century Jr/Sr High SchoolCentury CUSD 100 · 21.5 mi away483rd of 601
ELA 30% ▼19 · Math 25% ▼12Compare - #573Meridian High SchoolMeridian CUSD 101 · 24.8 mi away573rd of 601
ELA 15% ▼34Compare - –Dongola High SchoolDongola USD 66 · 27.3 mi awayCompare
- –Cairo Jr/Sr High SchoolCairo USD 1 · 28 mi awayCompare
- #338Goreville High SchoolGoreville CUD 1 · 29.2 mi away338th of 601
ELA 49% = · Math 32% ▼5Compare
What school district is Massac County High School in?
Massac County High School is part of the Massac UD 1 district in Metropolis, Illinois.
Is Massac County High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Massac County High School 293rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Massac County High School?
White 78%, Black 9%, Two or more races 8%, Hispanic 4% (546 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Massac County High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62960 is $128K 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.