Summary:
Mount Carroll, Illinois is home to a single public middle school, West Carroll Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 193 students. The school is part of the West Carroll CUSD 314 district, which is ranked 642 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
West Carroll Middle School's academic performance is generally lower than state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics falling well below the state benchmarks. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 34.5%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 9.5%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. However, the school's performance in Science is closer to the state average, with 43.8% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%.
Additionally, West Carroll Middle School faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.0% in the 2023-2024 school year and a relatively high percentage of students (51.3%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $13,261 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.8, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students, suggesting that more targeted interventions may be necessary to address the school's performance issues.
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