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Mattoon High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

2521 Walnut Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 238-7800 · Part of Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

Mattoon Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
888
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mattoon High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–8Mattoon Middle Schoolin Mattoon
9–12Mattoon High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts23%
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 ↗

2521 Walnut Ave, Mattoon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9205
Grade 10228
Grade 11232
Grade 12223
Enrollment over time
964’20
988’21
999’22
952’23
888’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mattoon High School from Mattoon Township families.

Other schools in Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Franklin Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Mattoon
243 students21:1
Arland D Williams Jr Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C+
653 students14:1
Riddle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Mattoon
C
589 students15:1
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1

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