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Schools in Zip Code 61802

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At a glance

Schools

1,219

Students

Districts

Top rankedThomas Paine Elementary School1677^th of 1,737 Illinois elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Thomas Paine Elementary School up 232 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Thomas Paine Elementary School 9.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 61802 has two K–5 elementary schools, both in Urbana School District 116. In 2025–2026, both schools had low all-grade proficiency: Thomas Paine Elementary School reached 24% in English language arts (ELA) and 12% in math, while Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School reached 15% and 7%. The most important finding is that even Paine, the local leader, remained well below the state’s 56% in ELA and 40% in math.

Paine stands out on the latest all-grade results, leading Williams by 9 percentage points in ELA and 6 points in math. Still, Paine was 33 points below the state in ELA and 27 points below in math; Williams was 41 and 33 points below, respectively. In the available 2024–2025 fifth-grade science comparison, Paine also led, with 21% proficient versus 14% at Williams. Paine’s third-grade ELA result was a relative bright spot: 28%, compared with 20% for the district, though it remained 19 points below the state. Some grade-level results, including Paine’s 2025–2026 science result, are suppressed.

Both schools improved in all-grade ELA and math from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose by 7 points at each school, while math rose by 2 points at each. Williams’s fifth-grade science result increased by 2 points, but the state rose by 7, widening Williams’s gap; Paine’s latest science result is unavailable. SchoolDigger lists Paine at the 3rd percentile with 0 stars in 2025–2026; Williams’s latest supplied ranking is the 1st percentile with 0 stars in 2024–2025. Paine had 324 students and a 9.2 student-teacher ratio, versus 399 and 12.6 at Williams. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 72% at Paine and 89% at Williams. These are useful points of comparison, not explanations for score differences.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)				IAR Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Juvenile Detention Center	Public	6-11	400 Art Bartell Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Champaign/Ford ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 384-3780	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)	15.4		22.7		14.9				6.7	97%		$17,904	$1,382	$16,523
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%)	6.3	1677^th of 1737 public elementary schools	3.5%		11	1909^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.1%	232		28.3	22.8		23.7	19.6			12.3	97.9%		$18,080	$1,218	$16,862
Urbana Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	2202 E Washington St	Urbana	61802	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 384-3616	244	14	17.4	—	32 (13.1%)	116 (47.5%)	68 (27.9%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)								(n/a)										99.7%		$24,575	$1,070	$23,504
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)
Hidaya Academy	Private, Islamic	PK, KG-5	2011 Brownfield Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 530-0431	35	5	6.0	—	19 (54.3%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)
Smart Christian Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	K-6	1912 E Windsor Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(312) 961-7736	123	8	14.6	—	87 (70.7%)	3 (2.4%)	5 (4.1%)	5 (4.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.1%)								(n/a)										100%
Campus Middle School For Girls	Private, Nonsectarian, Girls	6-8	108 S Webber St	Urbana	61802	Champaign County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 344-7925	31	3	10.6	—	23 (74.2%)	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)										100%
Calvary Baptist Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	K-12	2106 E Windsor Rd	Urbana	61802	Champaign County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 367-2262				—															(n/a)										94.3%
Circle Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	2-12	1301 N Cunningham Ave	Urbana	61802	Champaign County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(217) 367-6923	63	7	9.0	—	23 (36.5%)	32 (50.8%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 61802

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Urbana	1.27 mi	13	643^rd
Champaign	3.07 mi	24	635^th
Savoy	6.01 mi	1	328^th
Saint Joseph	6.89 mi	3	44^th
Philo	6.94 mi	1	108^th

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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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