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Unity West

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1035 County Road 600 N, Tolono, IL 61880 · (217) 485-3918 · Part of Tolono Community Unit School District 7

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Directions
Students
399
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Unity West

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Pesotum Township kids: Unity Jr High School

On the path

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

K–5Unity WestYou are here
6–8Unity Jr High Schoolin Tolono

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

1035 County Road 600 N, Tolono

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten72
Grade 156
Grade 274
Grade 367
Grade 465
Grade 565
Enrollment over time
416’20
420’21
423’22
387’23
399’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 4%Black 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Unity West from Pesotum Township families.

Other schools in Tolono Community Unit School District 7

The district →
Unity East
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Philo
A−
241 students12:1
Unity Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tolono
A−
367 students15:1
Unity High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tolono
A
480 students15:1

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