Summary:
There is only one middle school located in the Gillespie CUSD 7 school district in Illinois: Gillespie Middle School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and faces several challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a student population with significant economic disadvantages.
Gillespie Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are consistently lower than the state average, with the 6th and 7th-grade ELA proficiency rates being particularly low. However, the school's science proficiency rate is higher than the state average. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school district's higher-than-average spending per student, the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning and achievement. The school's challenges, including the high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggest that the school and district may need to re-evaluate their strategies and resource allocation to address these issues and improve student outcomes.
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