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Watseka Comm High School

Watseka, IL · Iroquois County CUSD 9

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant

410th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 32% Declining

138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka, IL 60970

(815)432-2486NCES ID 172017002269Directory 202324

286
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.4:1
Student / teacher ratio
55%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
32.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Watseka Comm High School 410th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 32% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 45th in 2019 to 32th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%32%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Watseka Comm High School
45%
IL average
52%
Math
Watseka Comm High School
25%
IL average
38%
Science
Watseka Comm High School
36%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Watseka Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%45%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Watseka Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%25%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Watseka Comm High School IL average
25%50%75%36%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%27%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%38%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 286 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic13%White83%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 13%White 83%98%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White89.2%82.9% 6.3 pts
Hispanic5.1%12.9% 7.8 pts
Black1.8%1.7% 0.1 pts
Two or more races2.8%1.7% 1.1 pts
Asian1.0%0.7% 0.3 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 $122K in zip 60970 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012

$32K$64K$97K$129K$123K2012201520202025

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What school district is Watseka Comm High School in?

Watseka Comm High School is part of the Iroquois County CUSD 9 district in Watseka, Illinois.

Is Watseka Comm High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Watseka Comm High School 410th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 32% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Watseka Comm High School?

White 83%, Hispanic 13%, Black 2%, Two or more races 2% (286 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Watseka Comm High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60970 is $122K 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.