Summary:
The city of Rockdale, Illinois has only one school, Rockdale Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 251 students. The school is part of the Rockdale School District 84, which is ranked 566 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Rockdale Elementary School's academic performance is consistently low compared to state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science significantly below the state levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 27.1%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 15.3%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7%, which is much higher than the state average.
Despite the school's higher spending per student of $19,591 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.4 to 1, these factors have not been enough to overcome the challenges faced by the school's student population, of which nearly 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. While the lower student-teacher ratio could be a positive factor, the school's consistently low academic performance suggests that more targeted interventions may be necessary to improve educational outcomes for the students at Rockdale Elementary School.
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