Summary:
The Edgar County CUD 6 district in Illinois contains only one elementary school, Chrisman Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 122 students. While the school's small size may provide opportunities for personalized attention, its academic performance appears to be a concern, with standardized test scores generally below the district and state averages.
Chrisman Elementary School's proficiency rates in ELA and Math were 40% and 42.5% respectively in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%. The school's performance was particularly low in 4th and 5th grade ELA, as well as 5th grade Math, where proficiency rates were significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is quite high compared to the state average, which may be contributing to the low academic performance.
Socioeconomic factors may also play a role, as 34.43% of Chrisman Elementary School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's spending per student for that year was $16,003, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 9.6. While the small school size and low student-teacher ratio could be beneficial, the data suggests that Edgar County CUD 6 and Chrisman Elementary School may need to focus on improving curriculum, teaching methods, and support for struggling students to address the academic challenges facing the school.
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