Summary:
The city of Farmer City, Illinois is home to two schools: Ruth M Schneider Elementary School and Blue Ridge High School, both part of the Blue Ridge CUSD 18 district. While the elementary school struggles with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism, the high school has shown improvement in its statewide ranking and maintains a relatively high graduation rate.
At Ruth M Schneider Elementary School, only 15.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA and 36.5% were proficient in Math in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly below state averages. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 13.7%. In contrast, Blue Ridge High School has seen its statewide ranking improve from 393 out of 699 in 2022-2023 to 242 out of 697 in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%.
Both schools serve a student population with a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, around 47% at each school. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may be impacting student outcomes. Additionally, Blue Ridge High School spends more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than Ruth M Schneider Elementary School, which may contribute to the high school's better performance.
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