Summary:
Reavis Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lansing, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. The school is part of the Lansing School District 158, which is ranked 651 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Reavis Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking between 1073 and 1509 out of around 2,000 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 30.8% of Reavis students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide, and 23.7% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 28.4% statewide. The school's performance on these assessments has been declining over the past few years, with proficiency rates dropping across all grade levels and subject areas. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students perform significantly better than their peers at the state level, while the school's special education and disabled student populations perform significantly worse.
Reavis Elementary School faces significant challenges in terms of student demographics, with a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and a significant population of students with special needs. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 36.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly above the state average. When compared to other elementary schools in the Lansing and Calumet City areas, such as Oak Glen Elementary and Coolidge Elementary, Reavis Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and student demographics, but the nearby schools also struggle with similar challenges, suggesting that the issues faced by Reavis Elementary School are not unique to the school but rather reflect broader systemic issues within the district and region.
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Detail:
Public K-5
District:
Lansing School District 158
SchoolDigger Rank:
1073rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,008
Students who attend Reavis Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 377
Racial breakdown:
African American:
61.0%
Hispanic:
24.7%
Two or more races:
6.9%
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White:
5.3%
Asian:
1.9%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.7%
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