Best Public Schools in Savanna, IL

The city of Savanna, Illinois is home to two schools: West Carroll Primary, an elementary school, and West Carroll High School. Both schools serve students in the West Carroll CUSD 314 district and face similar challenges, including underperformance on academic metrics compared to state averages and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

West Carroll Primary is ranked 1125 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, ranging from 12.1% to 32.1% proficient or better, well below state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8%. In contrast, West Carroll High School maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.7%, but its SAT proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts are also significantly lower than state averages, ranging from 7.5% to 18.5% proficient or better.

Both schools serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students (60.58% at West Carroll Primary and 56.64% at West Carroll High School) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the schools' relatively low academic performance, they appear to have adequate resources in terms of per-student spending and student-teacher ratios, suggesting that factors beyond just resource allocation may be contributing to the schools' challenges.