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Schools in Humboldt

Humboldt’s public schools

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Humboldt. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 101% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2020–21
Math proficiency
13%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 26% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,740 students on the public path
In brief

Humboldt’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Humboldt’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. Mattoon Middle School places highest (better than 48%); Riddle Elementary School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Humboldt, graded from C to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mattoon High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Humboldt, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to C+
6–8Mattoon Middle Schoolin MattoonB−
9–12Mattoon High Schoolin MattoonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mattoon Community Unit School District 2.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,983 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,880IL $21,567 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading24%
State average 29.9% · 1549 students tested
Math13%
State average 25.8% · 1450 students tested

Humboldt vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Humboldt’s borders.

Schools next door
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Humboldt—Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Every school in Humboldt

4 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).

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Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C+
653 students14:1Rate it →
Riddle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C
589 students15:1Rate it →
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1Rate it →
Mattoon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mattoon
B−
888 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Humboldt’s schools

Are Humboldt’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Humboldt. Mattoon Community Unit School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Humboldt. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Humboldt in?

Mattoon Community Unit School District 2.

Where do Humboldt kids go to high school?

Mattoon High School.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.