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Which teacher or staff member at Unity West deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOLONO CUSD 7·NCES 173912004645
Unity West
1035 County Road 600 N, Tolono, IL 61880 · (217) 485-3918 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
132 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Tolono CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.1% | 33.5% |
% 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 West
Unity West's state test result (58.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unity West this school | 399 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
| Davenport Elementary School Eureka | 430 | 32.3% | 53.0% |
| Herscher Intermediate School Herscher | 391 | 35.3% | 42.6% |
| Coal City Early Childhood Center Coal City | 437 | 34.3% | N/A |
| Dakota Elementary School Dakota | 410 | 35.6% | 44.8% |
| Illini Bluffs Elementary School Glasford | 425 | 30.6% | 53.5% |
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 West ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #354 of 1,925 | #3 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #517 of 2,077 ▲ 179 | #4 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #498 of 2,077 ▲ 199 | #3 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #1,006 of 2,419 | #16 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #391 of 2,035 | #7 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #1,421 of 2,042 | #26 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #1,720 of 2,132 | #27 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,210 of 1,461 | #13 of 19 |
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
399
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 472
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 | 399 | 34.8 | 11.5:1 | 33% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 35.6 | 10.9:1 | 31% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 33.5 | 12.6:1 | 33% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 33.1 | 12.7:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 34% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 29% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Unity West.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (419 to 399); teachers up 5% (33.1 to 34.8).
About Unity West
Unity West, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Tolono, Illinois. The student body numbers 399 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Unity West sits within Tolono CUSD 7, which has 4 schools and 1,487 students.
At Unity West, White students make up 84% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Champaign County, the White share is about 64%. Unity West has a diversity index of 29%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 at Unity West, with 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 33% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Champaign County is 53%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.4%. Unity West scores 58.7%.
Across Champaign County, median household income is about $63,683, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Unity West is among the 66 public schools in Champaign County.
Nearest public school: Unity Jr High School, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.9%; Unity West's is 58.7%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Unity West falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 399, 4% below the 416 of 2020-21.
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Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tolono CUSD 7
- Unity High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 367 students
- Unity EastElementary · 241 students
Other schools in Tolono
- Unity High SchoolHigh · 480 students
- Unity Jr High SchoolMiddle · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Unity Jr High School2.2 mi · 367
- Unity High School2.2 mi · 480
- Carrie Busey Elementary School6.5 mi · 444
- Unity East7.3 mi · 241
- Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School7.5 mi · 426
- Robeson Elementary School8.7 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Unity WestHow many students attend Unity West?
Unity West enrolls approximately 399 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Unity West serve?
Unity West serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Unity West have?
Unity West employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Unity West?
Student demographics at Unity West are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Unity West in?
Unity West is part of Tolono CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.