Summary:
Central School District 104 in Illinois has two schools - Dawn Elser Elementary School and Joseph Arthur Middle School. The data shows that Dawn Elser Elementary has seen an improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1,271 out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 909 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.6%. In contrast, Joseph Arthur Middle School has seen a slight decline in its statewide ranking, moving from 759 out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 842 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.
Academically, Dawn Elser Elementary School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for 3rd and 4th grades, while Joseph Arthur Middle School underperforms the district and state averages in these subjects across all grade levels. Interestingly, Joseph Arthur Middle School performs better in Science proficiency, with 50% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024.
Both schools have a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with Dawn Elser Elementary at 51.37% and Joseph Arthur Middle at 53.85% in 2022-2023. The per-student spending for Dawn Elser Elementary is $13,028 and for Joseph Arthur Middle is $12,498 in 2022-2023. Dawn Elser Elementary has a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, while Joseph Arthur Middle has a ratio of 14.7 in 2022-2023.
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