Summary:
DePue Unified School District 103 in Illinois contains a single elementary school, DePue Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low performance on standardized tests and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism among its student population.
DePue Elementary School has struggled academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was just 17.2%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, while its Mathematics proficiency rate was only 8.6%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance has declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1522 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1820 out of 2056 in 2024-2025.
Despite the school's low academic performance, DePue Unified School District 103 appears to be allocating significant resources to DePue Elementary School, with higher-than-average spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average. However, these resources have not yet translated into improved student outcomes, suggesting that the school may require more targeted interventions and support to address the unique challenges faced by its student population, which includes a high percentage of students from low-income families and high rates of chronic absenteeism.
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