Summary:
The city of Bushnell, Illinois has one elementary school, Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district.
Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a ranking between 1599-1823 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with only 17.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.8% proficient in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was also low at 18.4%, compared to the state average of 40.6%.
Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $16,135, which is higher than the state average. The student-teacher ratio is 10.4, which is lower than the state average, indicating a relatively small class size. However, these resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning and achievement. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 58.97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may be a contributing factor to the school's underperformance.
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