Summary:
The city of Odell, Illinois has a single elementary school, Odell Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 172 students. The school is part of the Odell CCSD 435 district, which is ranked 581 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Odell Grade School's academic performance, as measured by the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 16.3% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is closer to the state average, with 52.6% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 53.2%.
In addition to academic challenges, Odell Grade School also faces socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student learning. In the 2022-2023 school year, 40.12% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $20,949, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 10.7, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be serving a population with significant economic challenges and may need to carefully evaluate how resources are being allocated and utilized to support student learning.
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