Summary:
The Canton Union School District 66 in Illinois consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district serves a diverse student population, with varying levels of academic performance and economic disadvantage across the schools.
Lincoln Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 545 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It has the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the other schools and the district/state averages. In contrast, Ingersoll Middle School and the other elementary schools generally lag behind state averages in both ELA and Math proficiency on the IAR assessments.
Canton High School performs relatively well, ranking 256 out of 698 Illinois high schools and maintaining a 3-star rating. It has a strong 89% four-year graduation rate and a lower-than-average dropout rate of 2.4%. However, the high school still trails the state averages in Math and ELA proficiency. Across the district, all schools have a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the elementary and middle schools have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 50% to 61%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage within the student population.
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