Summary:
The city of Potomac, Illinois has only one school, Potomac Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 143 students enrolled. The school is part of the Potomac CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 600 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Potomac Elementary School's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 980 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,434 out of 2,082 in 2021-2022. Its SchoolDigger star rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars over this time period. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally below the state averages across all grade levels tested, with the exception of a relatively strong performance in 5th grade ELA.
However, Potomac Elementary School's science proficiency, as measured by the ISA test, is a bright spot, with 53.8% of students proficient or better, slightly above the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.5 to 1 and spends $13,106 per student, which is above the state average. These factors suggest the school may be efficiently allocating its resources, despite the academic challenges it faces, which could be related to the high percentage (55.24%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.
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