Summary:
Fieldcrest CUSD 6 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single middle school, Fieldcrest Middle School. This middle school serves students in grades 6-8 and has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 367th out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 to 570th out of 1,367 in 2022-2023.
Fieldcrest Middle School's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with 52.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 32.6% proficient or better in Math for the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's science proficiency, as measured by the ISA test, is stronger, with 61.8% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, exceeding both the district and state averages. The school has a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 55.9% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating that the student population may face socioeconomic challenges.
Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,425, and the student-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is relatively low compared to state averages. However, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.2% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is a concern and may be an area that the school and district need to address to improve overall student outcomes.
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