Summary:
Bellwood School District 88 in Illinois has only one middle school, Roosevelt Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Illinois middle schools over the past 3 school years, indicating significant academic challenges.
Roosevelt Middle School's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, only 10.1% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 8th grade students is also low, with only 16% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 45.4%.
Despite the relatively high per-student spending in Bellwood School District 88, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state averages. This suggests a need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices to better support student learning outcomes at Roosevelt Middle School.
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