Summary:
The city of Savoy, Illinois has only one public elementary school, Carrie Busey Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 539 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Carrie Busey Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 305th out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 750th out of 2,067 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 4 to 3. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math higher than the district averages but lower than the state averages in 2023-2024. However, in 2022-2023, Carrie Busey's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were significantly higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grades. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate in 2022-2023 was an impressive 82.9%, much higher than the district (45%) and state (52.4%) averages.
Carrie Busey Elementary School has a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with a 37.89% free and reduced-price lunch rate. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 12.9, which is lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher, and spends $16,008 per student, which is higher than the national average of around $12,000 per student. These factors suggest that the school has access to significant resources, but the inconsistent test scores and declining performance raise questions about how effectively these resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement.
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