Photo: Rmassey53 · CC BY-SA 4.0Dunlap’s public schools outscore 93% of Illinois districts
On the state reading tests, 61% of Dunlap’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Dunlap, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dunlap’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 57% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,871 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dunlap’s grade
A: better than 93% of Illinois school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dunlap, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dunlap
Hickory Grove Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 865 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dunlap · depends on your address
Dunlap Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 546 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Dunlap Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dunlap · depends on your address
Dunlap Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 546 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Dunlap Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dunlap · depends on your address
Dunlap Valley Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 546 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Dunlap Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 541 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Dunlap
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Dunlap
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Dunlap
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Dunlap
Dunlap High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Dunlap’s public schools are run by Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, which also serves Medina, Peoria and Radnor. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Dunlap vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Dunlap’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dunlap | A | Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 |
Every school in Dunlap
8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dunlap’s schools
Are Dunlap’s schools good?
By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dunlap children attend outscore 93% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 94%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dunlap in?
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,837 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dunlap kids go to high school?
Dunlap High School, with 1,420 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Dunlap’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Dunlap spend per student?
$13,871 in Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dunlap families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Dunlap → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.