Southwestern High School
Piasa, IL · Southwestern CUSD 9
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
373rd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 38%▼ Declining
8226 Route 111, Piasa, IL 62079
(618)372-3813NCES ID 173150003320Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Southwestern High School 373rd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 38% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 38th in 2025 — declining.
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 376 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.9% | 94.7% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.2% | 2.4% | ▲ 2.2 pts | |
| Black | 1.6% | 1.9% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.2% | 1.1% | ▼ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 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.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Southwestern High School
- #208Jersey Comm High SchoolJersey CUSD 100 · 10.1 mi away208th of 601
ELA 61% ▲15 · Math 38% ▲8Compare - #306Bunker Hill High SchoolBunker Hill CUSD 8 · 11 mi away306th of 601
ELA 47% ▲1 · Math 38% ▲8Compare - #436Alton High SchoolAlton CUSD 11 · 12.7 mi away436th of 601
ELA 36% ▼10 · Math 29% ▼1Compare - #266Civic Memorial High SchoolBethalto CUSD 8 · 15 mi away266th of 601
ELA 51% ▲5 · Math 39% ▲9Compare - –Greenfield High SchoolGreenfield CUSD 10 · 15.9 mi awayCompare
- #404Gillespie High SchoolGillespie CUSD 7 · 16.8 mi away404th of 601
ELA 36% ▼10 · Math 36% ▲6Compare - #284Carlinville High SchoolCarlinville CUSD 1 · 17.2 mi away284th of 601
ELA 52% ▲6 · Math 36% ▲6Compare - #446East Alton-Wood River High SchEast Alton-Wood River CHSD 14 · 17.2 mi away446th of 601
ELA 41% ▼5 · Math 23% ▼7Compare
What school district is Southwestern High School in?
Southwestern High School is part of the Southwestern CUSD 9 district in Piasa, Illinois.
Is Southwestern High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Southwestern High School 373rd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 38% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Southwestern High School?
White 95%, Hispanic 2%, Black 2%, Two or more races 1% (376 students, 2023–24).
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.