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Eastland Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

601 S Chestnut St, Shannon, IL 61078 · (815) 864-2300 · Part of Eastland Community Unit School District 308

Cherry Grove-Shannon Township’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
433
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Eastland Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 25.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Cherry Grove-Shannon Township kids: Eastland Jr/Sr High School

On the path

Where Cherry Grove-Shannon Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Eastland Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Eastland Jr/Sr High Schoolin Lanark

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 S Chestnut St, Shannon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K64
Kindergarten45
Grade 149
Grade 245
Grade 361
Grade 460
Grade 551
Grade 658
Enrollment over time
346’20
374’21
377’22
365’23
433’24

Up 25.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Eastland Elementary School from Cherry Grove-Shannon Township families.

Other schools in Eastland Community Unit School District 308

The district →
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lanark
B+
298 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Cherry Grove-Shannon Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.