Summary:
The Pontiac-W Holliday School District 105 in Illinois has only one elementary school, William Holliday Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 438 students. The school's performance has been declining over the past three years, with its ranking dropping from 1076 in 2021-2022 to 1456 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year, and it is currently rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Academically, William Holliday Elementary School is struggling, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (19.1%) and Mathematics (16.6%) significantly lower than the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rate of 43.1% is also below the state average of 53.2%. This pattern of underperformance has been consistent over the past two school years. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.1%, which is much higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as 54.79% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. However, the school's per-student spending of $14,263 is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.8 to 1, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Overall, the data suggests that William Holliday Elementary School is facing significant obstacles in improving academic outcomes for its students.
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