Summary:
The city of Good Hope, Illinois has only one public elementary school, West Prairie North Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 174 students. The school is part of the West Prairie CUSD 103 district, which is ranked 503 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Prairie North Elementary has consistently performed below the district and state averages on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics over the past two school years. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 42.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 0% to 17.4% across the grade levels, significantly lower than the district and state averages.
Additionally, the school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3%, which is a concern, as high absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes. Nearly half (49.43%) of the students at West Prairie North Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school may face challenges related to socioeconomic factors that can influence student performance. The school's relatively high spending per student ($13,805) compared to the district and state averages may suggest a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and identify areas for improvement.
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