Summary:
The Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Deland-Weldon Middle School, which serves grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 21 students. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 866 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 to 1,301 out of 1,369 in 2021-2022, and its SchoolDigger rating fluctuating between 2 stars and 0 stars.
Academically, Deland-Weldon Middle School struggles, with proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics significantly lower than the state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's 7th-grade ELA proficiency was just 10% compared to the state's 42.5%, and its 8th-grade ELA proficiency was 41.7% versus the state's 49.9%. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with 47.62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023 and a relatively low per-student spending of $12,480.
Additionally, Deland-Weldon Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.2% in the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average. These factors, including the declining performance, academic gaps, socioeconomic challenges, and attendance concerns, suggest that the school is facing significant obstacles in providing a quality education to its students.
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