Enrollment
298
High
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTLAND CUSD 308·NCES 170000705083
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
500 S School Dr, Lanark, IL 61046 · (815) 493-6341 · Carroll County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL298 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
122 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 16% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Eastland CUSD 308. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 37.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Eastland Jr/Sr High School
Eastland Jr/Sr High School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Jr/Sr High School this school | 298 | 40.9% | 54.9% |
| Auburn High School Auburn | 327 | 40.1% | 35.3% |
| Nokomis Jr/Sr High School Nokomis | 314 | 41.1% | 50.3% |
| Coop HS 1 Bismarck | 247 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Bureau Valley High School Sheffield | 294 | 38.8% | 55.0% |
| Chester High School Chester | 335 | 39.4% | 24.2% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Eastland Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #61 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #7 of 75 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #23 of 75 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 298 | #446 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #126 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #372 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #393 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #189 of 191 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
298
-46 (-13%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 201
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 298 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 47% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 25.5 | 13.2:1 | 51% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 22.6 | 13.1:1 | 30% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 22 | 10.0:1 | 27% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastland Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (297 to 298); teachers up 6% (22.6 to 24).
About Eastland Jr/Sr High School
Eastland Jr/Sr High School, located in Lanark, Illinois, is a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 298 students. That is 64% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Eastland CUSD 308 counts 2 schools and 731 students, including Eastland Jr/Sr High School.
The share of students at Eastland Jr/Sr High School who are White is 89%. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Carroll County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Eastland Jr/Sr High School are from different groups.
The school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Illinois is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 49%.
Among Illinois public high schools, Eastland Jr/Sr High School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.9% at Eastland Jr/Sr High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.9%.
Carroll County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $60,758 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Carroll County number 7, with about 1,945 students.
Eastland Elementary School is the nearest public school to Eastland Jr/Sr High School, about 5.8 miles away. Eastland Jr/Sr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. The school's 54.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Eastland Jr/Sr High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 13%.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,576
Census ACS
Median income
$60,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastland CUSD 308
- Eastland Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Eastland Elementary School5.8 mi · 433
- West Carroll Middle School7.2 mi · 162
- Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr High School9.4 mi · 183
- Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School9.4 mi · 192
- Pearl City High School11.8 mi · 147
- Pearl City Elementary School11.8 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Eastland Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Eastland Jr/Sr High School?
Eastland Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 298 students in grades 07-12.
Is Eastland Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eastland Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Eastland Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Eastland Jr/Sr High School.
How diverse is Eastland Jr/Sr High School?
Eastland Jr/Sr High School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Eastland Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Eastland Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastland CUSD 308.
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