Summary:
The city of Sheridan, Illinois has only one public school, Sheridan Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 8th grade. While the school has smaller class sizes and higher per-student spending compared to the state average, it has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and underperforms the state average on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Sheridan Elementary School's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams has been consistently lower than the state and district averages over the past two school years. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.1% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 25.9%, while the state average was 28.4%. This declining academic performance has contributed to the school's drop in statewide ranking, from 760th out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,181st out of 2,067 in 2023-2024.
The school's demographics indicate that a significant portion of its student population, 38.85% in the 2022-2023 school year, come from families eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a lower socioeconomic status. While the school's resource allocation, with higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes, may be intended to support these students, the academic performance data suggests that these efforts have not yet translated into improved outcomes. Further investigation into the factors contributing to Sheridan Elementary School's challenges could help identify strategies to address the performance gaps and better support the students and community.
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