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Riddle Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4201 Western Ave, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 238-3800 · Part of Mattoon Community Unit School District 2

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Directions
Students
589
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Riddle Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Mattoon Township kids: Mattoon Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Riddle Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Mattoon Middle Schoolin Mattoon

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts14%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4201 Western Ave, Mattoon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten87
Grade 193
Grade 2100
Grade 3111
Grade 4101
Grade 596
Enrollment over time
586’20
618’21
616’22
569’23
589’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 7%Black 4%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riddle Elementary 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
Mattoon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mattoon
B−
610 students12:1
Mattoon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mattoon
B−
888 students17:1

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.