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Schools in Lanark · Eastland Community Unit School District 308

Lanark’s public schools outscore 84% of Illinois districts

In Lanark, 47% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lanark, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 17 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
36%
▲ 10 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Spent per student
$18.0K
▼ 17% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
731 students on the public path
In brief

Lanark’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1246 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lanark’s, its schools beat 98%, higher than their 84% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 36% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,978 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Eastland Jr/Sr High School. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lanark’s grade

A− Test scores

A−: better than 84% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1246)Better than 98%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 330 test results could put Lanark anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Lanark’s students in the tested grades sat them (324 in math, 335 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lanark, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Eastland Elementary Schoolin ShannonA
7–12Eastland Jr/Sr High SchoolEastland Community Unit School District 308B+

Lanark’s public schools are run by Eastland Community Unit School District 308, which also serves Cherry Grove-Shannon, Florence, Freedom and Rock Creek-Lima and others. 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.

Eastland Community Unit School District 308Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 731 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$17,978IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 29.9% · 335 students tested
Math36%
State average 25.8% · 324 students tested

Lanark vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LanarkA−Eastland Community Unit School District 308

Every school in Lanark

2 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).

Also serving Lanarkin other towns
Eastland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Shannon
A
433 students14:1Rate it →
Eastland Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B+
298 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lanark’s schools

Are Lanark’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lanark children attend outscore 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 98%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lanark in?

Eastland Community Unit School District 308, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 731 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lanark spend per student?

$17,978 in Eastland Community Unit School District 308 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.