Summary:
The Cerro Gordo CUSD 100 district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Cerro Gordo Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 239 students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, its academic performance is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.4% is also higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the lower test scores.
Cerro Gordo Elementary School's test scores are mixed, with some grades performing better than others. In English Language Arts, 5th-grade students performed significantly better than the district and state averages, but 3rd-grade students lagged behind. In Mathematics, the school's performance was consistently below the district and state averages across all grades. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 576th out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 884th out of 2,067 in 2023-2024, indicating that the school may be struggling to keep up with the performance of other schools in the state.
Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $11,825, the academic performance suggests that funding and resources may not be the primary driver of the school's challenges. The school's declining statewide ranking and higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement in the school's educational practices and student engagement.
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