Summary:
The city of River Grove, Illinois is home to two elementary schools: River Grove Elementary School and Rhodes Elementary School. While both schools serve students in the area, they exhibit distinct performance characteristics based on the available data.
River Grove Elementary School is the stronger performer of the two, ranking 1023 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 60% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state's 53.1%. However, the school struggles in Mathematics, with only 35.6% of students reaching proficiency, below the state average of 38.5%. Additionally, River Grove Elementary has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.
In contrast, Rhodes Elementary School ranks 1258 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school underperforms the state average in both ELA (42.7% proficient or better) and Mathematics (22.7% proficient or better). While Rhodes Elementary has a significantly lower student-teacher ratio of 7.5 compared to 14.2 at River Grove Elementary, this does not translate to better academic outcomes. Both schools share a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be impacting student learning and achievement.
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