Best Public Schools in Smithton, IL


Summary:

The city of Smithton, Illinois is home to a single standout school, Smithton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 556 students. The school is part of the Smithton CCSD 130 school district, which is ranked 142 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Smithton Elementary School appears to be a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools. The school boasts strong test scores, with students outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Particularly impressive are the school's 5th and 7th grade ELA proficiency rates, which exceed 68%, and its 73% science proficiency rate on the ISA assessment. Additionally, the school maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.8%, well below the state average.

While the school's overall academic performance is strong, there are a few areas where scores could be improved, such as 8th grade Math (25.8% proficiency) and 4th grade Math (35.7% proficiency). However, the school's relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 12.77% suggests a student population that is generally more affluent, which may contribute to the school's success. The district also appears to be efficiently allocating resources, with a student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and per-student spending of $9,762.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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