Cornell CCSD 426

Cornell CCSD 426 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one school, Cornell Elementary School. The school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and has a relatively small student population of 112 students. While the school's academic performance on state assessments has been mixed, with some grade levels performing significantly better than others, the school appears to be allocating resources to support its students, as evidenced by its low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending.

Cornell Elementary School's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams has fluctuated in recent years, with the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (60%) and Mathematics (30%) in the 2024-2025 school year both higher than the state averages. However, the school's performance has been uneven across grade levels, with 6th grade students achieving an 80% proficiency rate in ELA, while 8th grade students had only a 36.4% proficiency rate. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for 8th grade students in 2024-2025 was also below the state average.

Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it appears to be allocating resources to support its students. The school has a high rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (30.36% in 2023-2024), and its per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $19,342, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio of 8.6 is lower than the state average, suggesting that the school is providing additional support and attention to its students. These factors indicate that the school and district may be facing challenges in providing consistent, high-quality instruction and support for all students, and may need to implement targeted improvement strategies to address these disparities.