Middle Schools in Ccsd 93

The Ccsd 93 district in Illinois is home to two middle schools, Stratford Middle School and Jay Stream Middle School, both serving grades 6-8. The data analysis reveals that these schools are performing reasonably well within the district and the state, with Stratford Middle School standing out as the stronger performer overall.

Stratford Middle School has consistently ranked higher in the statewide school rankings, placing around the top 30% of Illinois middle schools in recent years. The school also boasts higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across most grade levels. Additionally, Stratford Middle School has impressive science proficiency rates, with over 50% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient on the ISA science assessment. In contrast, while Jay Stream Middle School also performs well, particularly in ELA, it lags behind Stratford in Mathematics.

Both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, slightly higher than the state average. Stratford Middle School has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (42.14%) compared to Jay Stream Middle School (44.92%). Stratford Middle School also spends less per student ($22,285) than Jay Stream Middle School ($23,079) and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.4, compared to 9.3 at Jay Stream Middle School. These differences in resource allocation may contribute to the observed performance differences between the two schools.