Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUSD 4·NCES 172559004734
Unity Elementary School
136 W Washington St, Mendon, IL 62351 · (217) 936-2512 · Adams County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
129 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (53).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.5pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +29.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 29 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.2% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 27.7% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Unity Elementary School
Unity Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Elementary School this school | 296 | 43.6% | 47.8% |
| North Elementary School Nokomis | 287 | 44.3% | 47.6% |
| Auburn Elementary School Auburn | 292 | 42.1% | N/A |
| Greenfield Elementary School Greenfield | 309 | 45.0% | 34.1% |
| Brighton North Primary School Brighton | 293 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School Lincoln | 288 | 44.4% | 59.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Unity Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #649 of 1,925 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #490 of 2,077 ▲ 406 | #1 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #897 of 2,077 ▲ 448 | #3 of 9 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #1,559 of 2,419 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,095 of 2,035 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #2,018 of 2,042 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #1,469 of 2,132 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.0% | #43 of 615 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
296
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 171
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 | 296 | 21.8 | 13.6:1 | 44% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 21.5 | 13.7:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2015-16 | 181 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 22% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 7 | 13.9:1 | 47% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 146 | 9 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unity Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (213 to 296); teachers up 45% (15 to 21.8).
About Unity Elementary School
Unity Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Mendon, Illinois. It educates 296 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
CUSD 4 enrolls 672 students, and its 3 schools include Unity Elementary School.
About 98% of the student body at Unity Elementary School is White. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.6 students per teacher and 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 56% average for public schools in Adams County.
Unity Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.8%) and its predicted rate (46.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Census estimates describe Adams County this way: the median household income is $66,220, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Adams County has 23 public schools and roughly 8,717 students.
Unity Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Unity Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Unity Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (294) and 2024-25 (296).
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Unity Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,754
Census ACS
Median income
$66,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CUSD 4
- Unity Middle SchoolMiddle · 200 students
- Unity High SchoolHigh · 176 students
Other schools in Mendon
- Unity Middle SchoolMiddle · 200 students
- Unity High SchoolHigh · 176 students
Other Unity Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Unity Elementary. Unity Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Unity Elementary SchoolBrookport, IL · 128 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 483 students
- Unity ElementaryBalsam Lake, WI · 385 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolLima, OH · 241 students
- Unity Elementary SchoolNewport, NH · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Unity Middle School0.3 mi · 200
- Unity High School0.4 mi · 176
- Colonel George Iles Elementary School10.0 mi · 535
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School10.1 mi · 500
- Quincy Sr High School11.5 mi · 1,847
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School11.6 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Unity Elementary SchoolHow large is Unity Elementary School?
Unity Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Unity Elementary School serve?
Unity Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Unity Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Unity Elementary School.
How diverse is Unity Elementary School?
Unity Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Unity Elementary School?
Unity Elementary School is overseen by CUSD 4 in Adams County.
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