Summary:
The Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Lewis-Clark Elementary School and Hartford Elementary School. Both schools have consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools for the past three years, with 2-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating they are performing below average compared to other schools in the state.
Academically, the schools struggle with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the ELA proficiency rate for all grades at Lewis-Clark Elementary was 28.2%, while Hartford Elementary had a slightly higher rate of 32.6%, both well below the state average of 41.2%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were around 20% for both schools, compared to the state average of 28.4%.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending of around $15,000 at both schools, they have high student-teacher ratios, with Lewis-Clark at 9.5 and Hartford at 12.6 students per teacher. Additionally, both schools serve a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 70-75%, suggesting a need for additional resources and support to address the unique challenges faced by their student populations.
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