Summary:
The city of Medinah, Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Medinah Primary School and Medinah Intermediate School, both serving students from the Medinah School District 11. While the schools share similarities, there are some notable differences in their student populations and academic performance.
Medinah Intermediate School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (54.33%) compared to Medinah Primary School (47.47%), indicating a larger proportion of economically disadvantaged students. However, Medinah Intermediate School has a lower student-teacher ratio (13:1) compared to Medinah Primary School (15.9:1), which could suggest more individualized attention for students. Additionally, Medinah Intermediate School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, moving from 895th out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 911th out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, while maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Both Medinah Primary School and Medinah Intermediate School have a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. Academically, Medinah Intermediate School's proficiency rates in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics were below the Medinah School District 11 and Illinois state averages, but its 5th-grade proficiency rate in ISA/Science (49.4%) was higher than the district (49.4%) and state (40.6%) averages. These insights highlight the need for the district to address attendance issues and target academic interventions, particularly in core subject areas, while also leveraging the school's strengths in science education.
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