Summary:
The Payson CUSD 1 district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Seymour Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 270 students.
Seymour Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 978 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,296 out of 2,082 in 2021-2022. Its star rating has also decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during this time. The school lags behind state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with the exception of a stronger performance in 5th grade ELA. However, the school's science proficiency rate of 63% is higher than the state average of 53.2%. Seymour Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students (50.74%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage compared to the state.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.3%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $11,731 for 2022-2023 is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12:1, suggesting that the district is investing resources in the school. Overall, the data suggests that Seymour Elementary School is facing significant academic challenges, particularly in the areas of ELA and Math proficiency, and may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes.
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