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Unity Elementary School

Mendon, IL · CUSD 4

Regular public school · Grades PK - 4 · Rural, distant

657th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 69% Improving

136 W Washington St, Mendon, IL 62351

(217)936-2512NCES ID 172559004734Directory 202324

295
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14:1
Student / teacher ratio
44%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
9.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Unity Elementary School 657th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 69% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 28th in 2019 to 69th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%69%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4

English Language Arts
Unity Elementary School
53%
IL average
52%
Math
Unity Elementary School
57%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Unity Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%53%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Unity Elementary School IL average
25%50%75%57%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 295 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White97%
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categories changedWhite 97%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White99.0%96.6% 2.4 pts
Hispanic0.0%1.4% 1.4 pts
Two or more races0.0%1.4% 1.4 pts
Asian1.0%0.0% 1.0 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 $209K in zip 62351 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$52K$104K$155K$207K$186K2009201520202025

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What school district is Unity Elementary School in?

Unity Elementary School is part of the CUSD 4 district in Mendon, Illinois.

Is Unity Elementary School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Unity Elementary School 657th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 69% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Unity Elementary School?

White 97%, Hispanic 1%, Two or more races 1% (295 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Unity Elementary School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62351 is $209K 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.