Scales Mound High School
Scales Mound, IL · Scales Mound CUSD 211
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Rural, distant
49th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 92%▲ Improving
210 Main St, Scales Mound, IL 61075
(815)845-2215NCES ID 173561003710Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Scales Mound High School 49th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 92% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 40th in 2019 to 92th in 2025 — improving.
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 71 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.4% | 93.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.8% | 4.2% | ▲ 1.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.8% | 1.4% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 1.4% | ▲ 1.4 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 $221K in zip 61075 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2022
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Scales Mound High School
- #174Galena High SchoolGalena USD 120 · 10.2 mi away174th of 601
ELA 52% ▼16 · Math 52%Compare - #312River Ridge High SchoolRiver Ridge CUSD 210 · 11.3 mi away312th of 601
ELA 42% ▼26 · Math 42%Compare - #151Warren Jr/Sr High SchoolWarren CUSD 205 · 13.3 mi away151st of 601
ELA 69% ▲1 · Math 40%Compare - #192Stockton Sr High SchoolStockton CUSD 206 · 14.6 mi away192nd of 601
ELA 61% ▼7 · Math 41%Compare - #160East Dubuque High SchoolEast Dubuque USD 119 · 19.1 mi away160th of 601
ELA 67% ▼1 · Math 41%Compare - #29Lena-Winslow High SchoolLena Winslow CUSD 202 · 23.1 mi away29th of 601
ELA 81% ▲13 · Math 67%Compare - #178Pearl City High SchoolPearl City CUSD 200 · 25.9 mi away178th of 601
ELA 54% ▼14 · Math 50%Compare - #501West Carroll High SchoolWest Carroll CUSD 314 · 26.8 mi away501st of 601
ELA 25% ▼43Compare
What school district is Scales Mound High School in?
Scales Mound High School is part of the Scales Mound CUSD 211 district in Scales Mound, Illinois.
Is Scales Mound High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Scales Mound High School 49th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 92% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Scales Mound High School?
White 93%, Two or more races 4%, Asian 1%, Hispanic 1% (71 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Scales Mound High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61075 is $221K 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.