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Pleasant Acres Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1625 Short St, Rantoul, IL 61866 · (217) 893-5402 · Part of Rantoul City School District 137

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Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
95%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Pleasant Acres Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Rantoul Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Pleasant Acres Elem SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1625 Short St, Rantoul

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 164
Grade 267
Grade 337
Grade 426
Grade 533
Enrollment over time
278’20
321’21
369’22
297’23
293’24

Up 5.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Black 27%White 11%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Pleasant Acres Elem School from Rantoul Township families.

Other schools in Rantoul City School District 137

The district →
Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Rantoul
161 students20:1
Eastlawn Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rantoul
D−
276 students10:1
Broadmeadow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rantoul
D−
231 students11:1
Northview Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Rantoul
D
218 students10:1
J W Eater Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rantoul
D
477 students10:1

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