Summary:
Lick Creek CCSD 16 is a small school district in Illinois that contains a single elementary school, Lick Creek Elementary School. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and is located in a rural area.
Lick Creek Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 950 out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,199 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. While the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 48% is higher than the state average of 41.2%, its Mathematics proficiency rate of 20% is significantly lower than the state average of 28.4%. However, the school's Science proficiency rate of 58.1% is higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school serves a relatively high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 39.57% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $9,197 compared to the state average and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.5, the school's academic performance is mixed. The district and school leadership should focus on addressing the disparity in academic performance across subject areas and exploring strategies to support the needs of the school's economically disadvantaged student population.
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