Summary:
The 61705 zip code area in McLean County, Illinois is home to 3 elementary schools that are part of the McLean County Unified School District 5. While the district as a whole is ranked 417 out of 823 school districts in Illinois, the performance of these 3 schools varies significantly.
The standout school in the area is Benjamin Elementary School, which is ranked in the top 11% of Illinois elementary schools and has received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Benjamin Elementary outperforms the district and state averages across multiple academic subjects and grade levels, with 63.6% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in math compared to just 32.2% for the district and 25.6% for the state. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0%.
In contrast, Fox Creek Elementary School appears to be the weakest performer, ranking in the bottom 28% of Illinois elementary schools with a 1-star rating. Fox Creek's academic proficiency rates often fall below 50% of the district and state averages, and it has the highest chronic absenteeism rate of the 3 schools at 30.4%. Pepper Ridge Elementary School also struggles, with performance lagging the district and state, despite having the highest per-student spending and lowest student-teacher ratio of the 3 schools.
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