Mt Pulaski CUSD 23

The Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 district in Illinois serves students from elementary through high school, with two schools - Mount Pulaski Elementary School and Mount Pulaski High School. The district is ranked 384 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mount Pulaski Elementary School stands out for its consistently high performance in English Language Arts (ELA) test scores, with 53.1% of students proficient or better across all grades, significantly outperforming the state average of 41.2%. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with only 24.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 28.4%. In contrast, Mount Pulaski High School maintains a strong 4-year graduation rate of 89.5% but underperforms the state average in both SAT Mathematics (11.1% proficient) and SAT English Language Arts (22.3% proficient) for 11th grade students.

Both schools have a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with 33.25% at the elementary school and 36.57% at the high school. The district also faces challenges with attendance, as the high school has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 22.0% compared to the elementary school's 13.7%. These insights highlight the need for the district to focus on improving math instruction, addressing attendance issues, and ensuring equitable access to resources for economically disadvantaged students.