Summary:
Potomac, Illinois has only one school, Potomac Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8. The school has 129 students and a student-teacher ratio of 8.6, which is lower than the state average. However, Potomac Elementary School is underperforming academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, math, and science well below the state averages. Despite spending $16,366 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school is struggling to effectively allocate its resources to support student learning and achievement.
Potomac Elementary School's academic performance has been consistently low over the past few years. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 47.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In math, only 33.8% of students were proficient or better, well below the state average of 38.5%. Science proficiency was also low, with only 13.3% of 5th graders and 40% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4% respectively.
Another area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly above the state average. This high rate of chronic absenteeism may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance at Potomac Elementary School. Without any other schools in the Potomac CUSD 10 district to compare to, it is difficult to fully evaluate the school's performance, but the data suggests that significant improvements are needed to provide a high-quality education to the students of Potomac Elementary School.
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