Summary:
The city of Ladd, Illinois has only one school, Ladd Community Cons School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 191 students. The school is part of the Ladd CCSD 94 district, which is ranked 468 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Ladd Community Cons School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 51.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and 36% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's science proficiency rates were also below the state average, with 29.4% of 5th graders and 28.6% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years.
Regarding socioeconomic factors, Ladd Community Cons School has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 56.54% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,641, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is lower than the state average. However, despite these factors, the school's academic performance is still below the state averages, suggesting that socioeconomic factors may be playing a role in student outcomes. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state average, which could also be contributing to the lower academic performance.
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