Summary:
The Elmhurst School District 205 is a high-performing district in Illinois, serving over 8,000 students across 13 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools that rank among the top in the state.
York Community High School is the top-performing school in the district, ranking 30th out of 698 Illinois high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. It boasts exceptional test scores, with 79.9% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.9% in Mathematics, well above the state averages. At the elementary level, Lincoln Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School are among the highest-performing, ranking 27th and 61st out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools, respectively.
While the district as a whole is high-performing, there is a significant gap in performance between the top-performing and lower-performing schools. For example, Lincoln Elementary has 87.3% of students proficient in English Language Arts, while Conrad Fischer Elementary School has only 49.3%. The district also faces challenges, such as a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% across all schools, and a diverse socioeconomic population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 4.34% to 64.16% across the schools.
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