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Unity East

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Unity East ranks 370 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

370^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Unity East is an elementary school located in Philo, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 241 students. It is part of the Tolono CUSD 7 school district, which is ranked 218 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Unity East has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 370 out of 2,056 schools and a 4-star rating.

Unity East consistently outperforms the Tolono CUSD 7 district and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, Unity East had 67.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 61% proficient or better in Math, compared to 59.5% and 43.6% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. Additionally, Unity East has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district and state, with a rate of 6.2% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 19% for the district and the state.

When comparing Unity East to nearby schools in the Urbana School District 116, the school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Unity East also spends significantly more per student ($22,033 in 2023-2024) compared to the Urbana School District 116 schools ($14,120 to $16,600 per student), which may contribute to its academic success through smaller class sizes, more resources, and specialized programs and support services.

241

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,431

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1638 County Road 1000 N
Philo, IL 61864-9710

(217) 684-5218

District: Tolono CUSD 7

Students who attend Unity East usually attend:

Middle:	Unity Junior High School
High:	Unity High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Hispanic:

3.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (66% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg56%

Illinois avg44%

370^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Tolono CUSD 7

218^th of 811Tolono CUSD 7 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	370 of 2056	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	296 of 2067	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	386 of 2077	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	403 of 2082	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	442 of 1948	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	442 of 2086	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	635 of 2037	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	744 of 2044	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.7	650 of 2046	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.3	942 of 2052	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.1	872 of 2093	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	824 of 2167	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.9	809 of 2166	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.9	902 of 2147	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	1118 of 2139	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.7	773 of 2120	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.6	905 of 2092	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	1076 of 2095	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.4	1007 of 2086	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.1	1035 of 2022	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	70.9	670 of 2030	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2003	59.6	995 of 2020	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	324 of 1942	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	236 of 1942	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	311 of 1957	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	393 of 1970	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.8	653 of 1680	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	540 of 2019	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	547 of 1964	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	56.2	661 of 1808	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	91.4	46 of 1816	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	65.2	442 of 1765	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	433 of 1947	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	421 of 1959	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	521 of 1984	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	477 of 1977	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	366 of 1707	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	453 of 2019	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	795 of 1972	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	69.8	199 of 1113	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	390 of 1389	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	299 of 1392	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	354 of 1419	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	508 of 1425	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	484 of 1308	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	527 of 1462	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	691 of 1463	52.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)63rd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science69%+29 vs state

English Language Arts68%+15 vs state

Mathematics61%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Unity East

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	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	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Unity East	Public	PK, KG-5	1638 County Road 1000 N	Philo	61864	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 684-5218	241	20	11.7	20.3%	215 (89.2%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.7%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	81.2	370^th of 2056 public elementary schools	82.0%		83.6	296^th of 2067 public elementary schools	85.7%	74	69.4	73.9	69.4	58.3	67.8	73.9	50.0	55.6	61.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	$22,431	$6,447	$15,984
Yankee Ridge Multilingual School	Public	K-5	2102 S Anderson St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3608	482	35	13.8	62.9%	84 (17.4%)	58 (12.0%)	321 (66.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Carrie Busey Elementary School	Public	K-5	304 Prairie Rose Ln	Savoy	61874	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 351-3811	444	31	14.2	42.1%	182 (41.0%)	97 (21.8%)	36 (8.1%)	70 (15.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (12.4%)	62.7	749^th of 2056 public elementary schools	63.6%		59	750^th of 2067 public elementary schools	63.7%	1	41.1	54.8	50.0	61.6	55.6	46.6	50.0	50.7	49.1	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$16,663	$571	$16,093
Thomas Paine Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 James Cherry Dr	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3602	324	35	9.2	71.9%	89 (27.5%)	145 (44.8%)	26 (8.0%)	13 (4.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (14.5%)	11	1909^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%		13.6	1912^th of 2067 public elementary schools	7.5%	3	21.2	10.2	18.8	20.8	16.3	10.2	16.7	5.7	10.6	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	100.0	98.7	98.7	$17,386	$1,686	$15,700
Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	2102 E Washington St	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3628	399	32	12.6	88.5%	61 (15.3%)	258 (64.7%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (14.8%)	6.2	2036^th of 2056 public elementary schools	1.0%		10.2	2031^st of 2067 public elementary schools	1.7%	5	13.8	12.1	6.2	6.2	8.2	12.3	1.5	1.5	5.1	99.0	99.8	99.8	99.8	100.0	99.4	99.2	$17,372	$2,055	$15,317
Leal Elementary School	Public	K-5	312 W Oregon St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3618	373	28	13.3	59.5%	145 (38.9%)	118 (31.6%)	29 (7.8%)	22 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (14.7%)	39.7	1220^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.7%		46.4	1012^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.0%	208	46.9	36.6	35.2	45.3	39.2	35.2	30.9	29.7	32.1	99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	100.0	97.9	98.7	$15,524	$1,950	$13,574
Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3807	456	31	14.8	46.9%	171 (37.5%)	145 (31.8%)	34 (7.5%)	55 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.0%)	45.4	1101^st of 2056 public elementary schools	46.4%		55.5	810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.8%	291	36.3	53.1	38.4	36.3	41.7	59.4	31.5	28.6	38.2	96.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	100.0	96.2	96.6	$14,823	$863	$13,960
Unity West	Public	K-5	1035 County Road 600 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 485-3918	399	35	11.4	33.1%	334 (83.7%)	11 (2.8%)	16 (4.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	77.9	436^th of 2056 public elementary schools	78.8%		64.1	660^th of 2067 public elementary schools	68.1%	224	64.5	59.1	60.3	76.2	65.1	63.6	47.6	55.6	55.7	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	97.9	97.7	$14,140	$4,209	$9,930
M L King Junior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1108 Fairview Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3675	322	25	12.8	85.1%	40 (12.4%)	178 (55.3%)	22 (6.8%)	61 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	7.6	2011^th of 2056 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.8	1984^th of 2067 public elementary schools	4.0%	27	9.4	13.0	11.5	13.0	12.5	19.6	5.8	3.7	9.2	98.7	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	96.1	98.1	$16,597	$1,776	$14,820
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Hallbeck Dr	Champaign	61822	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-5580	426	32	13.2	43.2%	117 (27.5%)	153 (35.9%)	40 (9.4%)	84 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	53.1	943^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	54.1%		59.7	740^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.2%	203	37.5	40.5	52.0	47.2	46.6	52.7	45.3	40.3	46.2	98.5	99.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$17,037	$946	$16,091

Frequently Asked Questions about Unity East

How many students attend Unity East?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Unity East.

What is the racial makeup of Unity East?

Students at Unity East are 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Unity East a good school?

Unity East ranks 370^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Unity East in?

Tolono CUSD 7

What schools do graduates of Unity East attend?

Students who attend Unity East usually go on to attend:

Middle : Unity Junior High School
High : Unity High School

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