Unity East

Unity East is a small elementary school in Tolono CUSD 7, located in Philo, Illinois. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 241 students. The school is 37% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.

Tolono CUSD 7 runs Unity East along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,487 students in total.

The share of White students at Unity East is 89%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Champaign County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 20%.

The school has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. The school reported 20% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Champaign County average 53%.

Unity East posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.5%, compared with a predicted 59.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.

Looking at the county, Champaign County, the median household earns about $63,683 a year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Unity East, Champaign County has 66 public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Unity East is closest to Yankee Ridge Elementary School, about 5.0 miles away. Unity East has 2 other public schools within five miles. Unity East ranks 1st of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.5% against a local average of 33.2%.

In the federal locale system, Unity East is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.

In 2020-21, Unity East enrolled 251 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 241.

The allk12 page for Unity East lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.