Summary:
The city of Tonica, Illinois has only one school, Tonica Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Tonica CCSD 79 district, which is ranked 542 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Tonica Grade School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 40.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 15.1% proficient or better in Math. However, the school's 8th-grade science scores are above the state average, with 63.6% of students proficient or better.
Nearly half of the students at Tonica Grade School (47.97%) receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic needs. The school also has a relatively high spending per student at $20,701, suggesting that resources are being allocated to support the students, though the academic performance still lags behind the state averages. With a small student population of 123, Tonica Grade School may face unique challenges and opportunities that could be further explored to understand its performance and identify strategies for improvement.
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