Summary:
Thompsonville CUSD 174 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one elementary school, Thompsonville Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 210 students.
Thompsonville Grade School is ranked 1406 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, is generally well below the state averages. For example, in Mathematics, proficiency rates range from 3.7% in 6th grade to 50% in 4th grade, significantly lower than the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which can negatively impact student learning and achievement.
Despite the lower academic performance, Thompsonville Grade School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 and higher spending per student of $12,688 compared to the state average. However, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch at 50.48%. The district may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and explore ways to better target resources to improve student outcomes and address the underlying factors contributing to the school's performance challenges.
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