Summary:
The city of Crete, Illinois is home to 4 schools, including 3 elementary schools and 1 high school, all part of the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district. While the schools generally underperform compared to state averages on academic assessments, a few stand out in the data.
Crete Elementary School has the highest performance on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments among the elementary schools, with 39.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14% proficient in math in 2024-2025. In contrast, Balmoral Elementary had lower proficiency rates of 33.2% in ELA and 16.6% in math. At the high school level, Crete-Monee High School stands out for maintaining a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89% in 2024-2025, despite lower test scores compared to state averages.
Overall, the schools in the Crete-Monee district face significant challenges, with consistently low performance on standardized tests across grade levels and subject areas. High rates of chronic absenteeism, over 25% at all schools, and the district's high proportion of students from low-income families, with free/reduced lunch rates over 98%, likely contribute to these academic struggles. While per-student spending is relatively high, this does not appear to be translating into stronger outcomes for students in the district.
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