Summary:
The Trico Elementary School is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Trico CUSD 176 district. With a total enrollment of 466 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past three years, earning a below-average 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Trico Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (44.7%), Mathematics (25.6%), and 5th-grade Science (37.7%) fall short of both the state and district-wide averages. The school's high percentage of students (67.81%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests it serves a predominantly low-income community, which may contribute to its academic challenges. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is a concern, as it is strongly linked to lower student performance.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $12,401 and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1, its academic performance remains below state standards. This indicates that simply increasing resources may not be enough to drive significant improvements, and the school may need to examine its instructional practices, curriculum, and other factors to address the underlying causes of its low performance and support the needs of its students and community.
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