Allendale CCSD 17

Allendale CCSD 17 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Allendale. The district has only one school, Allendale Elementary School, which provides education for students from preschool through 8th grade. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and above-average spending per student, its academic performance has been inconsistent and generally below the state averages.

Allendale Elementary School's proficiency rates in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are lower than the state averages across most grade levels. The school's strongest performance is in 8th grade ELA, where 69.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 49.9%. However, the school struggles in 3rd, 5th, and 7th grade ELA, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.3% to 21.4%, well below the state averages. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are particularly low, with several grade levels (3rd, 5th, and 7th) having 0% of students proficient or better.

The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 21.8% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 58.74% of students at Allendale Elementary School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school district's spending per student is slightly above the state average, the academic performance data suggests that these resources may not be translating into strong student outcomes, and the school may be facing challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities for its students.