Summary:
Bethel School District 82 in Illinois has only one elementary school, Bethel Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 160 students. While the school's overall performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a statewide ranking ranging from 858th out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,147th out of 2,077 in 2022-2023, it has shown some bright spots in specific areas.
Academically, Bethel Grade School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were below the state averages in the 2023-2024 school year, but the school's 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 70.6% was significantly higher than the state average of 49.9%. Additionally, the school outperformed the state average in Science, with 60.6% of students proficient or better compared to 53.2% statewide. However, the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 72.5% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.
Despite the school's resource allocation, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and per-student spending of $16,345 for the 2022-2023 school year, the uneven academic performance across grade levels and subject areas suggests that there may be opportunities for the school and district to identify and address specific areas for improvement to help raise overall student achievement.
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