Summary:
The city of Good Hope, Illinois has only one public elementary school, West Prairie North Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the West Prairie CUSD 103 district.
West Prairie North Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a ranking between 1065 and 1504 out of over 2,000 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is also below district and state averages, with only 27.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.9% proficient in Mathematics, compared to 55.3% and 34.9% for the district, respectively. However, the school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was slightly better at 50%, compared to 51.4% for the district and 40.6% for the state.
The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 63.64%, and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $16,892 and small class sizes with a student-teacher ratio of 12.9, the academic performance remains below district and state averages, suggesting that a more comprehensive approach to school improvement may be necessary.
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