Summary:
The city of Park Forest, Illinois is home to 7 schools, including 5 elementary schools and 2 middle schools, but no high schools or alternative schools. The data reveals a mix of performance across these schools, with some standouts like Illinois School and Blackhawk Primary Center, but also concerning trends of low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism at many of the schools in the Park Forest School District 163.
Illinois School stands out as the top performer, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest overall performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics among the schools in the data set, with students outperforming the district and state averages across multiple grade levels. In contrast, many of the other schools, especially the middle schools and lower-performing elementary schools like Michelle Obama School of Technology, have very low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, well below the state averages.
Another bright spot is Blackhawk Primary Center, which has the highest Mathematics proficiency rates among the schools, with 25.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the district average of 9.9% and the state average of 28.4%. However, the data also reveals concerning trends of high chronic absenteeism rates, with Talala Elementary School at 39.5% and Michelle Obama School of Technology at 30.2%, which likely contribute to the low academic performance seen across many of these schools.
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