Summary:
The Flossmoor School District 161 in Illinois is home to four elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. While the schools share a district, their academic performance and key metrics vary significantly.
Western Avenue Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top 500 elementary schools in Illinois and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with particularly strong results in 3rd and 4th grade ELA. In contrast, the other three elementary schools - Flossmoor Hills Elementary School, Heather Hill Elementary School, and Serena Hills Elementary School - struggle to match Western Avenue's high levels of academic achievement.
Socioeconomic factors appear to play a significant role in the academic outcomes of these schools. The schools with higher percentages of free and reduced lunch recipients, such as Flossmoor Hills, Heather Hill, and Serena Hills, tend to have lower academic performance compared to Western Avenue, which has a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students. However, the spending per student and student-teacher ratios do not seem to directly correlate with academic performance, suggesting that other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and school leadership, likely play a crucial role in shaping the educational outcomes of these elementary schools.
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