Urbana High School
Urbana, IL · Urbana SD 116
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, small
451st of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 25%▼ Declining
1002 S Race St, Urbana, IL 61801
(217)384-3505NCES ID 173996004015Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Urbana High School 451st of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 25% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 44th in 2019 to 25th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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 2024), Asian (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) 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 1,207 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 36.4% | 37.2% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| White | 44.9% | 28.8% | ▼ 16.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 9.1% | 15.3% | ▲ 6.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.8% | 10.1% | ▲ 5.3 pts | |
| Asian | 4.4% | 4.1% | ▼ 0.3 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 3.0% | ▲ 3.0 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 $192K in zip 61801 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Urbana High School
- #4University of Illinois High SchUniversity of Ill Lab School · 1.1 mi away4th of 601
ELA 95% ▲56 · Math 90% ▲66Compare - #194Central High SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.5 mi away194th of 601
ELA 54% ▲15 · Math 48% ▲24Compare - #385Centennial High SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 3.9 mi away385th of 601
ELA 43% ▲4 · Math 32% ▲8Compare - #136Unity High SchoolTolono CUSD 7 · 7.9 mi away136th of 601
ELA 61% ▲22 · Math 52% ▲28Compare - #56St Joseph-Ogden High SchoolSt Joseph Ogden CHSD 305 · 8.8 mi away56th of 601
ELA 65% ▲26 · Math 70% ▲46Compare - #41Mahomet-Seymour High SchoolMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 · 12.7 mi away41st of 601
ELA 73% ▲34 · Math 68% ▲44Compare - #534Rantoul Twp High SchoolRantoul Township HSD 193 · 14.5 mi away534th of 601
ELA 29% ▼10 · Math 15% ▼9Compare - #228Fisher Jr/Sr High SchoolFisher CUSD 1 · 16.2 mi away228th of 601
ELA 58% ▲19 · Math 38% ▲14Compare
What school district is Urbana High School in?
Urbana High School is part of the Urbana SD 116 district in Urbana, Illinois.
Is Urbana High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Urbana High School 451st of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 25% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Urbana High School?
Black 37%, White 29%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 10% (1,207 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Urbana High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61801 is $192K 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.