Summary:
Cicero School District 99 in Illinois operates 12 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism across its schools. However, the data reveals standout performers, such as Abe Lincoln Elementary School, Goodwin Elementary School, and Liberty Elementary School, which demonstrate stronger academic achievement compared to the district and state averages.
While chronic absenteeism rates are high across the district, some schools, like Abe Lincoln Elementary, have lower student-teacher ratios and better performance on English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. Similarly, Goodwin Elementary stands out for its strong performance in English Language Arts, particularly in the upper grades, and its lower student-teacher ratio. Liberty Elementary, which serves only grades 3-6, has the highest performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics among the schools in the data set.
The data for Cicero School District 99 reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools, suggesting opportunities for the district to learn from its top-performing schools and address systemic issues, such as economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism, that may be contributing to the overall lower academic outcomes compared to state averages.
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