Summary:
The Lake Villa CCSD 41 school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Peter J Palombi School, which serves grades 6-8. While the school has access to relatively strong resources, including above-average per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has been declining in recent years.
Peter J Palombi School's statewide ranking has dropped from 544th out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 711th out of 1,363 in 2023-2024. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates in ELA ranging from 32.7% to 44.3% (compared to the state average of 41.2%) and in math from 16.9% to 20.2% (compared to the state average of 28.4%). However, the school's science proficiency rate of 51.6% in 2023-2024 was slightly above the state average of 53.2%.
The school's relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 41.94% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges, which could be a factor in the school's academic performance. Further investigation into the root causes of the school's declining performance and the effectiveness of its resource allocation would be valuable to identify areas for improvement and support.
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