Top Rankings
Lostant Community Unit School District 425 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 62 students in Lostant Community Unit School District 425. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Lostant Community Unit School District 425 have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 27%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 55% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
3,102 Schools
# Students
62 Students
1,187,593 Students
# Teachers
6 Teachers
89,912 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lostant Community Unit School District 425, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#212 out of 865 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
30%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.06
0.69
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
2%
28%
% Black
n/a
17%
% White
97%
45%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $42,597 is higher than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,177 is higher than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$42,597
$22,423
Spending / Student
$34,177
$21,662
Best Lostant Community Unit School District 425 Public Elementary Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lostant Elementary School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 60-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
315 W 3rd St
Lostant, IL 61334
(815) 368-3392
Lostant, IL 61334
(815) 368-3392
Gr: K-8 | 62 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 3%
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