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The highest-performing public schools in science in Champaign County, Illinois

Across Champaign County, Illinois, 46 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Unity High School leads the list at 70.8%, against a median of 37.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Champaign County, Illinois

Top % Proficient (Science)

70.8%

Median % Proficient (Science)

37.1%

BEST IN SCIENCE · CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Unity High School	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	High	480	70.8%	—
2	Mahomet-Seymour High School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	High	1,050	69.5%	—
3	Unity East	Philo, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	241	69.4%	no change
4	Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Middle	812	69.3%	▲ 1
5	Unity West	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Elementary	399	64.5%	▲ 3
6	St Joseph Middle School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph CCSD 169	Middle	325	58.1%	▼ 2
7	Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School	Ogden, IL	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	Elementary	116	57.7%	no change
8	St Joseph-Ogden High School	Saint Joseph, IL	St Joseph Ogden CHSD 305	High	457	56.0%	—
9	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Mahomet, IL	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	Elementary	801	55.7%	▲ 2
10	Thomasboro Grade School	Thomasboro, IL	Thomasboro CCSD 130	Elementary	148	55.6%	▲ 22
11	Robeson Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	439	53.3%	▲ 12
12	Centennial High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	High	1,476	51.9%	—
13	Central High School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	High	1,666	51.1%	—
14	Unity Jr High School	Tolono, IL	Tolono CUSD 7	Middle	367	50.8%	▲ 1
15	Gifford Grade School	Gifford, IL	Gifford CCSD 188	Elementary	151	50.0%	▲ 3
16	Westview Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	434	48.5%	▲ 17
17	Heritage JH and Elementary School	Homer, IL	Heritage CUSD 8	Elementary	270	47.8%	▼ 8
18	Leal Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	373	46.9%	▲ 6
19	Heritage High School	Broadlands, IL	Heritage CUSD 8	High	121	46.3%	—
20	Edison Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	647	45.1%	▲ 3
21	Carrie Busey Elementary School	Savoy, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	444	41.1%	▲ 3
22	Urbana High School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	High	1,176	39.4%	—
23	Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	37.5%	▼ 4
24	International Prep Academy	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	681	36.7%	▲ 4
25	Bottenfield Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	456	36.3%	▼ 4
26	Kenwood Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	402	36.2%	▼ 4
27	Fisher Grade School	Fisher, IL	Fisher CUSD 1	Elementary	326	34.6%	▼ 11
28	Rantoul Twp High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul Township HSD 193	High	901	34.1%	—
29	South Side Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	307	33.3%	▼ 14
30	Fisher Jr/Sr High School	Fisher, IL	Fisher CUSD 1	High	284	31.8%	▼ 11
31	Jefferson Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	711	31.0%	no change
32	Yankee Ridge Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	461	28.8%	—
33	Northview Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	218	27.5%	no change
34	J W Eater Jr High School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Middle	477	24.5%	▲ 1
35	Urbana Middle School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Middle	877	23.4%	▲ 1
36	Franklin Middle School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Middle	665	22.6%	▼ 5
37	Broadmeadow Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	231	22.2%	▼ 3
38	Thomas Paine Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	324	21.2%	▲ 2
39	Pleasant Acres Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	293	18.2%	no change
40	Washington Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	265	16.3%	▲ 4
41	Dr Howard Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	426	15.3%	▼ 16
42	Stratton Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	454	14.1%	▼ 1
43	Dr Preston L Williams Jr Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	399	13.8%	▲ 2
44	Eastlawn Elementary School	Rantoul, IL	Rantoul City SD 137	Elementary	276	12.7%	—
45	M L King Jr Elementary School	Urbana, IL	Urbana SD 116	Elementary	322	9.4%	▼ 2
46	Garden Hills Elementary School	Champaign, IL	Champaign CUSD 4	Elementary	411	6.8%	▼ 2

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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