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Quincy SD 172 Schools
Quincy SD 172 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Adams County (Quincy). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Quincy SD 172 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Quincy SD 172
7 of 8 schools in Quincy SD 172 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 4
Best schools in Quincy SD 172
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Colonel George Iles Elem Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Lincoln Douglas Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Quincy JR High School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D+ Dr Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Quincy SR High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Sarah Atwater Denman Elem (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Quincy SD 172
High schools (1)
- D+ Quincy SR High School, Quincy
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- C- Quincy JR High School, Quincy
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Colonel George Iles Elem Sch, Quincy
- D+ Dr Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch, Quincy
- Early Childhood, Quincy
- C- Lincoln Douglas Elementary School, Quincy
- D+ Sarah Atwater Denman Elem, Quincy
- D+ Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch, Quincy
Where Quincy SD 172 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Quincy (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Adams County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,276 students with 387 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,139 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1733000
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Cusd 4 (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Central CUSD 3 (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Western CUSD 12 (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Brown County CUSD 1 (3 schools, 33 mi)
- Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 (3 schools, 34 mi)
- Pikeland CUSD 10 (3 schools, 41 mi)
- Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 (3 schools, 43 mi)
- Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5 (4 schools, 44 mi)
Questions about Quincy SD 172
How many schools are in Quincy SD 172?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Quincy SD 172, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Quincy SD 172 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Quincy.
How good are the schools in Quincy SD 172?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 25.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.3%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Quincy SD 172?
6,276 students were enrolled in Quincy SD 172 in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Quincy SD 172?
Quincy SD 172 is in Illinois, based in Adams County, with its district office in Quincy. Its boundary covers about 99.1 sq mi.