Summary:
The 61914 zip code area is home to two small, rural schools - Okaw Valley Elementary School and Okaw Valley High School, both part of the Okaw Valley CUSD 302 district. While the high school performs slightly better academically, both schools struggle to meet state averages and show concerning trends in student attendance and poverty levels.
Okaw Valley Elementary School has a relatively small enrollment of 175 students and consistently ranks in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools on state assessments. Only 23.2% of students are proficient or better in ELA, and just 5.7-11.8% are proficient in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 11.8% and a high percentage of students (54.86%) eligible for free/reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.
In comparison, Okaw Valley High School performs slightly better, ranking in the middle 60% of Illinois high schools. However, its academic performance is still significantly below state averages, with only 20% of 11th graders proficient in SAT ELA and 12% proficient in SAT Math. The high school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.3% and has a substantial 42.77% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. Both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, suggesting adequate staffing resources, but the consistent low performance over the past 3 years indicates deeper, systemic issues that need to be addressed.
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