Best Public Schools in Zip Code 62201


Summary:

The 62201 zip code area of East St. Louis, Illinois is home to two struggling schools: East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School and SIU Charter School of East St. Louis. Both schools face significant challenges, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and low graduation rates compared to state averages.

East St. Louis-Lincoln Middle School, a middle school with 446 students, struggles with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ranging from 5.7% to 27.1%) and Mathematics (0% to 3.5%), well below the state averages. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 41.7% and spends $29,492 per student. In contrast, SIU Charter School of East St. Louis, a high school with 108 students, has even lower proficiency rates, with 0% in SAT Mathematics and 6.7% in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The charter school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 71.8% and a 4-year graduation rate of 69.0%.

Both schools serve a student population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high rates of free and reduced lunch (over 99% for both schools). The stark differences in spending per student and student-teacher ratios between the two schools suggest potential inequities in resource allocation, which may be contributing to the poor academic performance. Addressing these underlying challenges will be crucial in improving educational outcomes for the students in the 62201 zip code area of East St. Louis.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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