Summary:
Cortland, Illinois is home to a single elementary school, Cortland Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 and has an enrollment of 519 students. The school is part of the DeKalb CUSD 428 school district, which is ranked 747 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Cortland Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is concerning, with proficiency rates well below state averages in English Language Arts (14.2% vs. 41.2%), math (11.4% vs. 28.4%), and science (37.9% vs. 53.2%). Chronic absenteeism is also high at 18.5%. However, the school spends $18,158 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14:1.
The data suggests that Cortland Elementary School is in need of significant intervention and support to improve student learning and achievement. The school's poor performance is dragging down the overall district, and the district should work to implement evidence-based strategies to turn the school around. While the higher spending and favorable student-teacher ratio are positive factors, the school's consistently low rankings and academic proficiency rates indicate that simply investing more resources may not be enough to drive improvement.
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