LIFE Academy
Mattoon · IL · Eastern IL Area of Spec Educ · Public · K-12 combined
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Eastern IL EFE System → LIFT → Mattoon High School → Lerna Bridges → Lerna TAOEP → Shelbyville TAOEP → Charleston High School → Neoga Jr/Sr High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How LIFE Academy compares for families
What families should know about LIFE Academy.
- ▸ LocallyIL sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Eastern IL EFE System, LIFT, Mattoon High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,355/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern IL EFE System Mattoon |
Public | 0.6 | — | — |
| LIFT Mattoon |
Public | 0.6 | — | — |
| Mattoon High School Mattoon |
Public | 0.8 | 888 | -10.1% |
| Lerna Bridges Lerna |
Public | 7.2 | — | — |
| Lerna TAOEP Charleston |
Public | 7.2 | — | — |
| Shelbyville TAOEP Charleston |
Public | 11.2 | — | — |
| Charleston High School Charleston |
Public | 11.7 | 795 | -1.4% |
| Neoga Jr/Sr High School Neoga |
Public | 11.9 | 172 | -10.4% |