Summary:
Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 is a small school district in Illinois that contains a single elementary school, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and is located in a rural area. Based on the available data, Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School appears to be a low-performing school, ranking 1677 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and receiving a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school's academic performance is significantly below the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 46.5%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was just 9.7%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025.
Demographic and socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's challenges, as it has a very high percentage of students (99.32%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite the relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and higher-than-average per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the students.
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