Summary:
The Benton CCSD 47 school district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Benton Grade School K-4, which serves students from kindergarten through 4th grade. While the school's performance has shown some improvement in recent years, it continues to rank in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools and falls below the state average in academic proficiency.
Benton Grade School K-4 has consistently ranked between 1,089 and 1,237 out of around 2,000 elementary schools in Illinois over the past three school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 44% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and only 32.4% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 38.5%. However, the school's performance has shown some improvement, with the percentage of students proficient in ELA and math increasing from the previous year.
The school faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which may be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance. Despite the district's higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,659, the resources may not be fully optimized or effectively utilized. With continued focus on addressing chronic absenteeism and other factors, Benton Grade School K-4 has the potential to improve its standing among Illinois elementary schools and provide a stronger educational experience for its students.
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