The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in English language arts. The lowest is 33% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ramsey High School
Ramsey High School serves grades six through twelve in a small rural village of about a thousand people in Fayette County, south-central Illinois. The school enrolls roughly two hundred students across a seven-grade span. This is a combined middle and high school sharing a single campus on West Sixth Street within the village itself, alongside the elementary school that serves the district's youngest students.
The academic picture shows a pattern worth understanding closely. In English language arts, the school's results run strong across the middle grades. Sixth graders show solid proficiency, seventh graders perform above that mark, and eighth graders reach a high proficiency rate. Math tells a different story. Sixth-grade math proficiency sits at roughly a quarter of students, seventh grade inches up slightly to near thirty percent, and by eighth grade it rises to just above forty percent. The data for grades three through five is not reported, as those younger students attend the elementary school. No state test results are available for the high school grades nine through twelve, as Illinois does not assess those grades on the state proficiency test. Science results for the tested grades show the eighth-grade cohort at a solid proficiency rate. The school participates fully in the state assessments for the grades it offers, with complete testing participation in every reported metric.
The math results present a soft spot that a parent may want to look into further with the school. Early-grade math proficiency, even accounting for the shift to a combined campus in sixth grade, sits well below the state typical range. The strength in English language arts does not carry across to mathematics, and this divergence deserves a conversation. Asking how the school addresses foundational gaps in elementary mathematics, what supports are available for students entering middle school below grade level, and whether there are intervention or acceleration pathways would help clarify what this profile means for a particular child.
Enrollment is stable and weighted toward high school. The school serves a majority white student population in a predominantly white village. Specific data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education, and English learner enrollment are not available in the school's public data. Housing in the immediate area is modestly valued and affordable relative to state and national benchmarks. The village itself sits in a zone of slow population decline rather than growth, with most economic activity tied to the broader county.
Against other districts in Fayette County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning it performs above the county median across the tested subjects and grades reported. That said, the county itself contains only a handful of districts, so this positioning reflects a smaller frame than a state comparison would.
The school offers a middle-through-high pathway on a single campus in a quiet village setting. It is neither a specialized program nor a choice school; it is the local public option for families in the Ramsey district. Parents considering this school should have a direct conversation with the building about how early math struggles are being addressed and what the transition from the elementary building looks like for students arriving with gaps.
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