Summary:
The Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 748 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 979 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.
Bushnell-Prairie City Junior High School's academic achievement is significantly below state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 25% in 6th grade to 55.8% in 8th grade, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In math, the proficiency rates range from 13.6% in 6th grade to 18.6% in 8th grade, well below the state average of 38.5%. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade is also slightly below the state average.
Despite the school's low academic performance, it has a higher per-student spending of $16,615 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.3 compared to state averages. However, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 60.83% in 2023-2024, which is often associated with lower academic achievement. These factors suggest that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population and improve overall student outcomes.
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