Summary:
The city of Louisville, Illinois is home to two schools - North Clay Elementary/Junior High School and North Clay Community High School, both part of the North Clay CUSD 25 district. While the schools serve different grade levels, they share some common challenges, including below-average academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.
North Clay Elementary/Junior High School serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 373 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 years, with only 42.5% of students proficient or better in ELA and 31.5% in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. In contrast, North Clay Community High School, which serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 164 students, maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% and a low dropout rate of 2.4%, despite also ranking in the bottom half of Illinois high schools and having below-average test scores.
Both schools serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 40% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. This demographic factor may contribute to the challenges the schools face in improving academic outcomes. The district is investing resources into these schools, with per-student spending higher than the state average, but the low academic performance suggests the need for a closer evaluation of the effectiveness of these investments and targeted strategies to address the unique needs of the student population.
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