Summary:
The city of Wonder Lake, Illinois has only one school, Harrison Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Harrison School District 36, which is ranked 665 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Harrison Elementary School's academic performance is generally below the state average across all grade levels in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16.3% to 48.8% in ELA and 17.2% to 36.6% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 47.3% to 56.7% in ELA and 32.7% to 49.6% in Mathematics. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) in 5th and 8th grades is also below the state average, with proficiency rates of 23.6% and 32.6%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school district spending $17,937 per student, which is higher than the state average, and having a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, which is lower than the state average, Harrison Elementary School is still underperforming. This suggests that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to address the specific needs of the student population, which has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 62.14% in the 2023-2024 school year.
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