Summary:
The city of London Mills, Illinois is home to three schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Spoon River Valley Elementary School, Spoon River Valley Senior High School, and Spoon River Valley Junior High School, all part of the Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 district.
Among the three schools, Spoon River Valley Elementary School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across multiple grade levels, and has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19%. In contrast, Spoon River Valley Senior High School struggles with low proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts, significantly below the state averages, and has a concerning dropout rate of 5.3%.
The data also reveals a mixed performance at Spoon River Valley Junior High School, which ranks in the top 40% of Illinois middle schools and outperforms the district and state in Science proficiency, but has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%. Additionally, both the elementary and junior high schools have high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may be impacting academic performance across the district.
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