Mattoon High School
Mattoon, IL · Mattoon CUSD 2
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
382nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 36%▼ Declining
2521 Walnut Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938
(217)238-7800NCES ID 172505002734Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mattoon High School 382nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 64th in 2019 to 36th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 952 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.0% | 83.3% | ▼ 9.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.2% | 6.3% | ▲ 4.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.1% | 5.3% | ▲ 5.2 pts | |
| Black | 3.9% | 4.7% | ▲ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $127K in zip 61938 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mattoon High School
- #461Neoga Jr/Sr High SchoolNeoga CUSD 3 · 11.1 mi away461st of 601
ELA 41% ▲1 · Math 19% ▼17Compare - #453Windsor Jr & Sr High SchoolWindsor CUSD 1 · 11.7 mi away453rd of 601
ELA 42% ▲2 · Math 20% ▼16Compare - #450Charleston High SchoolCharleston CUSD 1 · 11.9 mi away450th of 601
ELA 37% ▼3 · Math 26% ▼10Compare - #449Arcola High SchoolArcola CUSD 306 · 14.9 mi away449th of 601
ELA 35% ▼5 · Math 28% ▼8Compare - #277Sullivan High SchoolSullivan CUSD 300 · 14.9 mi away277th of 601
ELA 47% ▲7 · Math 41% ▲5Compare - #127Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High SchoolArthur CUSD 305 · 16.8 mi away127th of 601
ELA 69% ▲29 · Math 46% ▲10Compare - #216Stewardson-Strasburg High SchoolStewardson-Strasburg CUD 5A · 17.2 mi away216th of 601
ELA 47% ▲7 · Math 50% ▲14Compare - #196Cumberland High SchoolCumberland CUSD 77 · 18.2 mi away196th of 601
ELA 52% ▲12 · Math 49% ▲13Compare
What school district is Mattoon High School in?
Mattoon High School is part of the Mattoon CUSD 2 district in Mattoon, Illinois.
Is Mattoon High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mattoon High School 382nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mattoon High School?
White 83%, Two or more races 6%, Hispanic 5%, Black 5% (952 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mattoon High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61938 is $127K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.