Summary:
The 62275 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Pocahontas Center, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 214 students. The school is part of the Bond County CUSD 2 school district, which is ranked 260 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Pocahontas Center appears to be a standout school in the area, with a strong performance history. The school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years, and a 3-star rating in 2022-2023. Pocahontas Center outperforms the Bond County CUSD 2 district and the state of Illinois in several key test score metrics, including ELA proficiency for all grades and Math proficiency for 3rd and 4th grades. However, the school also has some areas where its performance lags behind the district and state, such as Math proficiency for 5th, 6th, and 8th grades.
Pocahontas Center's high level of spending per student ($14,795 per student in 2022-2023) and low student-teacher ratio (12.9 in 2022-2023) may be contributing factors to its academic success. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant economic needs, with 59.81% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 17.2% in 2022-2023 is a metric to monitor, the overall data suggests that Pocahontas Center is effectively serving its students and may be a model for other schools in the region.
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