Summary:
Pikeland CUSD 10 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one middle school, Pikeland Community School. This middle school has consistently performed below state averages on standardized tests, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools. With only 19.7% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 8.7% proficient in Mathematics, the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
Despite relatively high per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, Pikeland Community School's performance remains poor. This suggests that the resources may not be effectively utilized or that there are other factors, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, impacting the school's ability to improve student outcomes. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% in the 2023-2024 school year is quite high and could be contributing to the low academic performance.
Overall, the data indicates that Pikeland CUSD 10 is facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its middle school students. Addressing the low performance, resource allocation issues, and attendance problems at Pikeland Community School should be a top priority for the district to ensure that all students have access to a strong educational foundation.
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