Summary:
The Calumet Public School District 132 in Illinois has only one middle school, Calumet Elementary School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The district and its lone middle school are facing significant challenges, with the school performing well below state averages in core academic subjects and the district ranking 791 out of 811 in Illinois.
Calumet Elementary School is ranked 1157 out of 1368 Illinois middle schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are all substantially lower than the state averages, ranging from 30.4% to 44.1% in ELA, 2.2% to 8.8% in Math, and just 12.6% in 8th-grade Science, compared to state averages of 53.1% to 56.7% in ELA, 32.7% to 32.9% in Math, and 45.4% in 8th-grade Science. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.
Despite the higher per-student spending of $19,064, which is above the state average, and a student-teacher ratio of 20.6, the school's academic performance remains significantly behind the state. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving the educational outcomes in this district. Addressing the root causes of the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges will be crucial for the Calumet Public School District 132 to provide a quality education to its students.
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