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Lostant Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

315 W 3rd St, Lostant, IL 61334 · (815) 368-3392 · Part of Lostant Community Unit School District 425

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Directions
Students
63
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Lostant Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 12.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hope Township kids: La Salle-Peru Twp High School

On the path

Where Hope Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Lostant Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12La Salle-Peru Twp High Schoolin La Salle

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

315 W 3rd St, Lostant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten7
Grade 16
Grade 26
Grade 310
Grade 49
Grade 58
Grade 65
Grade 78
Grade 82
Enrollment over time
56’20
66’21
69’22
62’23
63’24

Up 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lostant Elem School from Hope Township families.

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; Hope Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.