Summary:
The city of Oreana, Illinois has only one public elementary school, Argenta-Oreana Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 446 students. The school's student population is predominantly white (85.43%), with smaller percentages of other racial groups. However, the school faces several challenges, including lower-than-average academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
Argenta-Oreana Elementary's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) are generally lower than the state averages, with only 20-32.9% of students meeting proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.8%, which can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes. Additionally, nearly half of the students (49.55%) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
The challenges faced by Argenta-Oreana Elementary School are not isolated to the school itself, but rather reflect broader systemic issues within the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 591 out of 823 school districts in Illinois and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. These district-level factors suggest that the school may face significant obstacles in improving student outcomes and providing a high-quality education to the community.
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