Summary:
The Carthage Education Service District 317 in Illinois contains only one elementary school, Carthage Primary School, which serves grades PK-4 with an enrollment of 250 students.
Carthage Primary School has struggled academically in recent years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are significantly lower than both the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were just 36.9% in ELA and 25% in Math, compared to 55.8% and 28.9% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students also performed below district and state levels in both subjects. Additionally, Carthage Primary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which can negatively impact student learning.
Despite spending $11,843 per student, which is higher than the state average, Carthage Primary School has consistently received low rankings and ratings from SchoolDigger, ranking 1458 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating. The school's challenges may be exacerbated by the fact that 38.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges for the student population.
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