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Dongola Unified School District 66

At a glance

741^stof 811 Illinois districts▲ 5

Better than 8% of Illinois districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

1000 High St
Dongola, IL 62926-2344·(618) 827-3841·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 8.6% of districts

Schools

221

Students

Top rankedDongola Junior High School966^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Dongola Junior High School up 68 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Dongola High School

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Summary:

The Dongola Unified School District 66 in Illinois operates three schools: Dongola Elementary School, Dongola High School, and Dongola Junior High School. The district faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty and absenteeism rates, and resource allocation concerns.

Dongola Elementary School stands out for its particularly low test scores, with only 27.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 20.8% in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and an extremely high free/reduced lunch rate of 96.88%. In contrast, Dongola High School has a relatively strong graduation rate of 89.0%, but low proficiency rates on standardized tests, with only 27.3% proficient or better in ELA and 9.1% in Math for 11th grade.

Dongola Junior High School has stronger ELA proficiency rates than the elementary school, but Math proficiency remains very low at only 8.7% across all grades. The chronic absenteeism rate is consistent across all three schools at 25.4%. Overall, the Dongola Unified School District 66 is ranked 741 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement in the district's educational outcomes.

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Ranking:

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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
Dongola High School	Public	9-12	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	62	0	20.0	98.4%	58 (93.5%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.2%)	27.4	520^th of 698 public high schools	25.5%					(n/a)	52.9	52.9	5.9	17.6	29.4	23.5	27.3	9.1	36.4																	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,031	$2,450	$20,580
Dongola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	108	8	13.5	100.0%	100 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	22.8	1598^th of 2056 public elementary schools	22.3%		24.7	1552^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	24.9%	46										18.8		5.9	20.0	56.3				27.1	23.5	6.7	31.3				20.8	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7		$16,458	$1,540	$14,918
Dongola Junior High School	Public	6-8	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	51	3	17.0	100.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	27.8	966^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.4%		23.3	1034^th of 1363 public middle schools	24.1%	68											46.7				21.1	41.7	46.7	34.8				10.5	16.7	0.0	8.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,154	$1,540	$18,614

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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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