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Best Public Schools in Rantoul, IL

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Schools

2,396

Students

Districts

Top rankedRantoul Township High School554^th of 698 Illinois high schools

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Biggest riser

J W Eater Junior High School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Eastlawn Elementary School 9.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Rantoul, Illinois is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The schools in this district face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance compared to state averages and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

While some schools like Northview Elementary School and J.W. Eater Junior High School outperform the district averages, others like Pleasant Acres Elementary and Eastlawn Elementary lag significantly behind. The high school, Rantoul Township High School, has the highest graduation rate in the district at 89% but struggles with low test scores, with only 29% of 11th graders proficient in English Language Arts and 15% in math, compared to state averages of 51.7% and 39.3% respectively.

Across the district, schools face high rates of poverty, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch ranging from 85.48% at Northview Elementary to 99.53% at Rantoul Township High School. This high poverty rate is likely a significant factor contributing to the low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% district-wide. Addressing these systemic issues will be critical for the Rantoul City School District 137 and Rantoul Township HSD 193 to provide a high-quality education for all students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PreACT Secure English Language Arts (2025)		PreACT Secure Mathematics (2025)		PreACT Secure Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 9th Grade	PreACT Secure English Language Arts 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Mathematics 10th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 9th Grade	PreACT Secure Science 10th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Broadmeadow Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 Sunview Rd	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5405	231	21	11.0	93.9%	69 (29.9%)	84 (36.4%)	31 (13.4%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (18.2%)	8.3	1986^th of 2056 public elementary schools	3.4%		15.1	1843^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	10.8%	143										22.2		2.3	7.4	18.9				9.3	4.7	3.6	8.1				5.6	100.0	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.2		$22,380	$2,892	$19,488
Eastlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	650 N Maplewood Dr	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5404	276	29	9.5	89.1%	39 (14.1%)	57 (20.7%)	154 (55.8%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.0%)	6.5	2031^st of 2056 public elementary schools	1.2%		8.1	2064^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.1%	33										12.7		7.0	3.6	22.2				10.8	5.3	3.6	3.8				4.2	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6		99.2	98.8		$20,760	$3,647	$17,113
J W Eater Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 E Wabash Ave	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5401	477	46	10.3	87.2%	119 (24.9%)	132 (27.7%)	166 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.7%)	21.6	1083^rd of 1368 public middle schools	20.8%		18.5	1135^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.7%	52											24.5				34.8	38.2	34.7	35.9				9.1	15.3	8.3	11.0	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.0	99.2	98.6	$21,036	$3,344	$17,692
Northview Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 N Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5403	218	21	10.3	85.3%	70 (32.1%)	60 (27.5%)	48 (22.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.5%)	15.9	1766^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.9	1774^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.2%	8										27.5		23.5	25.0	32.5				27.3	11.8	8.3	10.0				10.0	99.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	99.2		$23,739	$4,530	$19,209
Pleasant Acres Elementary School	Public	K-5	1625 Short St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5402	293	26	11.2	94.5%	32 (10.9%)	78 (26.6%)	148 (50.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.6%)	10.1	1945^th of 2056 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.3	1964^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.0%	19										18.2		16.7	19.2	28.6				21.6	11.1	0.0	2.9				5.2	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	16.4	97.6	96.9		$20,229	$3,490	$16,739
Rise Academy at JW Eater	Public	5-8	1 Aviation Ctr	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 893-5401	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																										100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.7
Rantoul Township High School	Public	9-12	200 S Sheldon St	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul Township HSD 193	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 892-6160	901	64	14.0	90.5%	304 (33.7%)	211 (23.4%)	279 (31.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (11.3%)	22.1	554^th of 698 public high schools	20.6%		18.8	560^th of 697 public high schools	19.7%	6	46.2	30.5	16.7	12.6	34.0	23.2	29.0	15.0	28.3																	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.4	99.5	99.7	97.5	$16,620	$1,408	$15,212

Cities Near Rantoul

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thomasboro	5.15 mi	2	508^th
Ludlow	5.34 mi	1
Gifford	6.74 mi	1	304^th
Paxton	10.45 mi	4	325^th
Fisher	10.81 mi	2	291^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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