Summary:
Earlville CUSD 9 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Earlville. The district has only one elementary school, Earlville Elementary School, which educates students from kindergarten through 8th grade. With a total enrollment of 242 students, the school has faced some challenges in recent years, including declining performance and uneven academic achievement across grade levels.
Earlville Elementary School has a statewide ranking of 1135 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has declined over the past few years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 to a 2-star rating in the current and previous school years. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in ELA and Math are below the state averages across all grade levels, with the exception of 5th grade, where the school outperforms the state in both subjects. However, the school struggles in 4th grade ELA, where only 5.9% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state average of 37.8%.
Additionally, Earlville Elementary School faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism, at 25.5%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 50.83% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the district's investment in the school is evident, with per-student spending higher than the state average and a lower student-teacher ratio of 12.3.
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