Summary:
The city of South Pekin, Illinois has only one school, South Pekin Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 177 students. The school is part of the South Pekin School District 137, which is ranked 663 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
South Pekin Elementary School's academic performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is generally below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math ranged from 0% to 53.3% and 0% to 46.7%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 30.6% to 49.9% in ELA and 24.8% to 33.8% in Math. The school's science proficiency rate for all grades in 2023-2024 was 52.8%, slightly below the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school district spending $15,653 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.7, the school's academic performance remains below state averages. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to improve student outcomes. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.89% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicates that the school community faces socioeconomic challenges, which can impact academic achievement.
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