Summary:
The Du Quoin CUSD 300 school district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Du Quoin Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 832 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 1,209 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025.
Du Quoin Elementary School's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams is mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (40.8%) and Mathematics (37.8%) below the district (56.7% and 32.1%) and state (53.1% and 38.5%) averages in 2024-2025. However, the school's 4th-grade proficiency rates in both subjects are higher than the district and state averages, suggesting stronger performance in the upper elementary grades. The school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (56.14% in 2023-2024), indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
Despite the school's declining statewide ranking and uneven academic performance, it appears to be relatively well-funded, with per-student spending of $12,012 in 2023-2024 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.1 to 1, both of which are better than the state averages. However, the school faces a significant challenge with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, which could be impacting student learning and academic outcomes.
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