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Unity Point Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

4033 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale, IL 62903 · (618) 529-4151 · Part of Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140

Makanda Township’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
620
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Unity Point Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Makanda Township kids: Carbondale Comm H S

On the path

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

PK–8Unity Point Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Carbondale Comm H Sin Carbondale

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts38%
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 ↗

4033 S Illinois Ave, Carbondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K68
Kindergarten64
Grade 158
Grade 269
Grade 362
Grade 457
Grade 546
Grade 667
Grade 763
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
547’20
606’21
637’22
660’23
620’24

Up 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 15%Black 14%Two or more races 9%Asian 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Unity Point Elem School from Makanda 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; Makanda Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.