Summary:
The city of Geff, Illinois, has only one elementary school, Geff Elementary School, which serves students from the Geff CCSD 14 district. With 94 students enrolled, the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 823 out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1,207 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, accompanied by a decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2.
Geff Elementary School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (46.3%) and Mathematics (29.9%) for the 2024-2025 school year are below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school serves a high percentage of students (61.7%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.8, the academic performance data suggests that this factor alone may not be sufficient to drive improved student outcomes. The school's spending per student, at $14,303, is higher than the state average, but the declining performance and ranking over the past few years indicate that additional resources and targeted strategies may be needed to address the underlying challenges and improve educational outcomes for the students of Geff Elementary School.
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