Summary:
The Argenta-Oreana Elementary School is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district. The school has a total enrollment of 462 students and has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years, ranking between 880 and 928 out of around 2,000-2,100 Illinois elementary schools.
Academically, Argenta-Oreana Elementary School has shown improvement, with ELA proficiency rates increasing from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025 by nearly 20 percentage points, and Math proficiency rates increasing by over 10 percentage points. However, the school's 5th grade proficiency rates in both ELA and Math were significantly lower than the state averages, indicating a potential area for improvement. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is also quite high, suggesting that addressing student attendance could be a priority for the district.
Socioeconomically, over 54% of Argenta-Oreana Elementary School students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a relatively high-need population. The district's per-student spending of $11,007 is higher than the state average, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.3 to 1 is relatively low, which could be a positive factor in supporting student learning. Overall, Argenta-Oreana Elementary School appears to be making progress, but still faces challenges in areas like chronic absenteeism and 5th grade proficiency rates.
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