Unity Middle School
Mendon, IL · CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, distant
214th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 69%▲ Improving
453 W Collins St, Mendon, IL 62351
(217)936-2727NCES ID 172559006360Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Unity Middle School 214th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 69% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 37th in 2019 to 69th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 194 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2015, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2015 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.9% | 96.4% | ▼ 1.5 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.8% | 2.1% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 0.4% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.4% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.1 pts |
Typical home value $209K in zip 62351 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 Unity Middle School
- #558Quincy Jr High SchoolQuincy SD 172 · 12.2 mi away558th of 685
ELA 36% ▼32 · Math 20% ▼21Compare - #455Central Junior High SchoolCentral CUSD 3 · 13.9 mi away455th of 685
ELA 47% ▼21 · Math 26% ▼15Compare - #299Carthage Middle SchoolCarthage ESD 317 · 24 mi away299th of 685
ELA 65% ▼3 · Math 31% ▼10Compare - #390Western Jr High SchoolWestern CUSD 12 · 27.6 mi away390th of 685
ELA 54% ▼14 · Math 28% ▼13Compare - #377Brown County Middle SchoolBrown County CUSD 1 · 29.3 mi away377th of 685
ELA 46% ▼22 · Math 38% ▼3Compare
What school district is Unity Middle School in?
Unity Middle School is part of the CUSD 4 district in Mendon, Illinois.
Is Unity Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Unity Middle School 214th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 69% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Unity Middle School?
White 96%, Hispanic 2%, Black 1% (194 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Unity Middle 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.