Summary:
The city of Smithton, Illinois is home to a single standout school, Smithton Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 546 students. The school is part of the Smithton CCSD 130 school district, which is ranked 106 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Smithton Elementary School consistently demonstrates high academic performance, with 76.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 54.9% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly outpacing the state averages of 53.1% in ELA and 38.5% in Math. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 7th and 8th graders scoring 89.6% and 86.2% proficient in ELA, respectively. Additionally, the school boasts high science proficiency, with 59.6% of 5th graders and 86.2% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better.
Despite serving a relatively affluent student population, with only 16.48% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Smithton Elementary School maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, compared to the state average. While the school's overall performance is impressive, there are a few areas, such as 7th grade Math (35.8% proficient) and 8th grade Math (47.7% proficient), that could be targeted for improvement to continue raising student achievement.
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