Pleasant Plains High School
Pleasant Plains, IL · Pleasant Plains CUSD 8
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
184th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 69%▼ Declining
500 N Cartwright St, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
(217)626-1044NCES ID 173192003349Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pleasant Plains High School 184th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 69% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 84th in 2019 to 70th 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 421 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.3% | 91.2% | ▼ 5.1 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 2.4% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.5% | 2.1% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.6% | 1.9% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.4% | 1.4% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.7% | ▲ 0.7 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 $253K in zip 62677 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Pleasant Plains High School
- #329A-C Central High SchoolA-C Central CUSD 262 · 5.1 mi away329th of 601
ELA 41% ▼26Compare - #424Porta High SchoolPorta CUSD 202 · 9.9 mi away424th of 601
ELA 45% ▼22 · Math 22% ▼14Compare - #339New Berlin High SchoolNew Berlin CUSD 16 · 10.3 mi away339th of 601
ELA 48% ▼19 · Math 33% ▼3Compare - #428Athens Sr High SchoolAthens CUSD 213 · 12.2 mi away428th of 601
ELA 35% ▼32 · Math 31% ▼5Compare - #191Springfield High SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 14.6 mi away191st of 601
ELA 56% ▼11 · Math 46% ▲10Compare - #579Lanphier High SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 15.3 mi away579th of 601
ELA 18% ▼49 · Math 8% ▼28Compare - #235Virginia Jr/ Sr High SchoolVirginia CUSD 64 · 16.5 mi away235th of 601
ELA 56% ▼11 · Math 38% ▲2Compare - #409Greenview Jr/Sr High SchoolGreenview CUSD 200 · 16.9 mi away409th of 601
ELA 44% ▼23 · Math 26% ▼10Compare
What school district is Pleasant Plains High School in?
Pleasant Plains High School is part of the Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 district in Pleasant Plains, Illinois.
Is Pleasant Plains High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pleasant Plains High School 184th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 69% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Plains High School?
White 91%, Black 2%, Two or more races 2%, Hispanic 2% (421 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pleasant Plains High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62677 is $253K 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.