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Urbana High School

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Urbana High School ranks 498 th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 698 Illinois High Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois high schools

Summary

Urbana High School is a public high school in Urbana, Illinois, serving 1,207 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Urbana School District 116, which is ranked 786 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Urbana High School consistently underperforms compared to the state average on standardized tests like the ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 38.7% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 51.7%. The school also has lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the state average. Additionally, Urbana High School has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to the state average.

When comparing Urbana High School to nearby schools, such as St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Unity High School, Centennial High School, and Central High School, Urbana High School consistently underperforms on academic measures. However, the school performs relatively well in serving students with special needs and English language learners, ranking in the top 30% of Illinois high schools for these subgroups.

1,176

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,031

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 S Race St
Urbana, IL 61801-4957

(217) 384-3505

District: Urbana School District 116

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.0%

White:

26.8%

Hispanic:

24.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Illinois average (80% vs 89%)

!Dropout rate above the Illinois average (6% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Illinois avg48%

498^th of 698

Illinois public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

786^th of 811Urbana School District 116 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	32.1	498 of 698	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	361 of 697	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	365 of 699	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	350 of 699	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	226 of 688	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	387 of 701	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	386 of 647	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.0	361 of 642	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	414 of 643	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.1	361 of 614	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	439 of 670	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.7	448 of 670	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	433 of 665	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	455 of 655	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	428 of 643	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.0	360 of 632	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.2	278 of 624	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.6	363 of 612	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.3	245 of 596	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.7	175 of 590	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	72.7	146 of 592	75.3%	★★★★☆
2003	45.1	372 of 586	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	258 of 323	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.3	125 of 299	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	110 of 294	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	196 of 281	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	194 of 299	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	144 of 253	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	126 of 148	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	113 of 137	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	88 of 134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	115 of 141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	120 of 135	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	95 of 130	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	90 of 132	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	226 of 491	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	102 of 429	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	46.3	181 of 428	57.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	190 of 284	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	61 of 248	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.8	53 of 217	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	23.5	190 of 205	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	82.4	12 of 189	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.0	11 of 183	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	61.6	26 of 151	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	501 of 685	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	356 of 664	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	365 of 656	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	424 of 658	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	339 of 639	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	422 of 665	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	393 of 620	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	307 of 366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.2	181 of 336	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	280 of 333	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	278 of 335	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	289 of 317	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	187 of 317	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.5	257 of 291	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	24.7	57 of 91	37.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	571 of 672	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	445 of 639	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	481 of 644	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	426 of 626	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	443 of 611	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	440 of 639	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	432 of 585	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	470 of 685	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	334 of 668	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	368 of 668	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.0	231 of 664	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	152 of 653	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.0	310 of 675	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	349 of 619	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	169 of 211	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	158 of 182	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	134 of 163	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	90 of 170	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	78 of 160	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	106 of 154	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	150 of 527	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	111 of 482	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	62.1	122 of 476	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	132 of 493	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	183 of 453	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	196 of 473	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	248 of 374	33.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	184 of 564	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	128 of 554	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	195 of 557	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	152 of 560	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	56 of 553	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	140 of 552	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	127 of 548	76.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+43 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+39 vs school

Disabled (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2019)37th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

African American (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-13 vs state

Science28%-21 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

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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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Urbana High School	Public	9-12	1002 S Race St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3505	1,176	99	11.8	65.2%	315 (26.8%)	412 (35.0%)	285 (24.2%)	55 (4.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (8.4%)	32.1	498^th of 698 public high schools	28.7%		44.4	361^st of 697 public high schools	48.2%	137	45.2	40.3	14.7	18.8	32.4	45.5	38.7	24.1	28.1						99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.2	$20,031	$1,527	$18,504
University of Illinois High School	Public	7-12	1212 W Springfield Ave	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	University of Ill Lab School	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 333-2870	319	4	79.7		105 (32.9%)	16 (5.0%)	52 (16.3%)	101 (31.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.7%)	99.7	2^nd of 698 public high schools	99.7%		100	1^st of 697 public high schools	99.9%	1	100.0	98.4	96.9	90.3	98.4	96.8	96.6	96.6	98.3	93.8	93.8	93.8	84.4	84.4
Champaign County Detention Center	Public	6-12	400 Art Bartell Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3780	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
R E A D Y Program	Public	6-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 239-0322	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
RE-Start Program	Public	9-12	45 E University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 893-3219	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Novak Academy	Public	9-12	815 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 352-4328	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	610 W University Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3914	1,666	126	13.2	44.4%	630 (37.8%)	433 (26.0%)	321 (19.3%)	156 (9.4%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (6.8%)	70.6	169^th of 698 public high schools	75.8%		72.8	149^th of 697 public high schools	78.6%	20	55.9	64.1	34.3	43.2	49.5	65.0	54.9	47.8	55.7						95.5	96.3	96.3	96.3	95.5	95.4	95.4	96.3	$16,648	$664	$15,983
Centennial High School	Public	9-12	913 Crescent Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3954	1,476	109	13.4	51.4%	388 (26.3%)	651 (44.1%)	191 (12.9%)	113 (7.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (8.8%)	44.7	395^th of 698 public high schools	43.4%		50.8	303^rd of 697 public high schools	56.5%	92	48.9	44.5	26.8	22.8	44.2	40.1	43.0	32.3	44.4						99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	96.2	$18,160	$727	$17,432
Educ for Employment Sys 330	Public	11-12	2400 W Bradley Ave # A113	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 355-1382	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Unity High School	Public	9-12	1127 County Road 800 N	Tolono	61880	Champaign County	Tolono CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 485-6230	480	33	14.5	25.0%	423 (88.1%)	13 (2.7%)	13 (2.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	76.6	130^th of 698 public high schools	81.4%		77.4	129^th of 697 public high schools	81.5%	1	72.3	54.4	43.6	41.7	63.4	51.5	61.2	52.7	56.6						99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	98.9	$14,152	$3,014	$11,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Urbana High School

What is the racial makeup of Urbana High School?

Students at Urbana High School are 35% African American, 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

How many students attend Urbana High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,176 students attended Urbana High School.

What schools feed into Urbana High School?

Urbana High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Leal Elementary School
Elementary : M L King Junior Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Paine Elementary School
Middle : Urbana Middle School

What district is Urbana High School in?

Urbana School District 116

Is Urbana High School a good school?

Urbana High School ranks 498^th of 698 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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