Summary:
The Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105 in Illinois serves two schools - William Holliday Elementary School and Pontiac Junior High School. Based on the available data, Pontiac Junior High School appears to be the stronger performer in the district, with higher statewide rankings, better test scores, and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the elementary school.
Pontiac Junior High School has a 3-star statewide ranking for the 2023-2024 school year, while William Holliday Elementary is rated 1-star. The junior high also outperforms the elementary school in English Language Arts and Science proficiency, with 47.9% and 56.5% of students scoring proficient or better, respectively, compared to 19.1% and 43.1% at the elementary school. However, both schools struggle with low math proficiency rates, with only 15.3% of students at the junior high and 16.6% at the elementary school scoring proficient or better.
The district as a whole faces challenges, with high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (over 49% at both schools) and chronic absenteeism (21.9% at the junior high and 24.1% at the elementary school). While the spending per student is higher at the elementary school ($14,263) compared to the junior high ($11,666), this does not seem to translate to better academic outcomes. The student-teacher ratios are relatively low at both schools, suggesting that class size is not a significant factor in the district's performance.
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