Summary:
The Benjamin School District 25 in Illinois serves students from two schools - Evergreen Elementary School and Benjamin Middle School. While Evergreen Elementary performs reasonably well, Benjamin Middle School stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top 200 middle schools in Illinois.
Benjamin Middle School boasts impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, significantly outperforming the district and state averages across all grade levels. Its 8th-grade students, in particular, excel, with 83.9% proficient or better in ELA and 67.7% proficient or better in Science. In contrast, Evergreen Elementary School's proficiency rates in ELA and Math are slightly lower than the district's overall scores.
Both schools face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, at 25.4%, which is concerning and likely impacting student learning. The district allocates similar per-student spending of around $22,000 to both schools, but Benjamin Middle School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.6, compared to 12.7 at Evergreen Elementary. Overall, the data suggests that Benjamin Middle School is a standout performer in the district, while Evergreen Elementary could benefit from further support and attention to address its relative underperformance.
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