Best Public Schools in Marseilles, IL


Summary:

The city of Marseilles, Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Marseilles Elementary School and Milton Pope Elementary School. Based on the available data, Milton Pope Elementary School emerges as the standout performer, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher statewide ranking compared to Marseilles Elementary School.

Milton Pope Elementary School serves grades K-8 and has a student-teacher ratio of 14:1. The school boasts proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that often exceed state averages, with science proficiency reaching 73.2% compared to the state average of 53.2%. In contrast, Marseilles Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8, struggles with proficiency rates well below state averages in both ELA and Math. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% compared to 10.3% at Milton Pope.

The performance differences between the two schools may be influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status, as evidenced by the higher free/reduced lunch rate at Marseilles Elementary (64.11%) compared to Milton Pope (20.3%). Additionally, the per-student spending at Milton Pope ($18,604) is significantly higher than at Marseilles Elementary ($14,759), which could contribute to the resource allocation and funding disparities. Overall, the data highlights the need for further investigation into the underlying factors driving the stark performance gap between these two schools within the Marseilles Education Service District 150 and Miller Township CCSD 210 districts.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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