Summary:
The 61880 zip code area is home to 3 schools that are part of the Tolono CUSD 7 school district, including 1 high school, 1 elementary school, and 1 middle school. Based on the available data, Unity High School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 130 high schools in Illinois and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's graduation rate of 89% and low dropout rate of 2.4% are also impressive.
Unity West Elementary School has also shown steady improvement, moving from the 794th ranked elementary school in 2022-2023 to the 436th ranked school in 2024-2025. Students at Unity West outperform the state average in IAR/ELA and IAR/Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. In contrast, Unity Junior High School has more mixed performance, with ELA proficiency rates above the state average but Math proficiency rates below the state average.
The schools in the 61880 zip code area also vary in their per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, with Unity West Elementary spending the most per student and having the lowest student-teacher ratio. This may contribute to the school's stronger academic performance compared to Unity Junior High. Overall, the data suggests that the schools in this area are performing well, with Unity High School and Unity West Elementary standing out as particularly strong performers, while there is room for improvement, especially at the middle school level.
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