Summary:
The Granite City CUSD 9 school district in Illinois is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools face significant challenges, with academic performance well below state averages, high rates of economic disadvantage, and chronic absenteeism concerns across the district.
While the district as a whole struggles, two schools stand out as potential bright spots - Frohardt Elementary School and Mitchell Elementary School. These schools have the highest statewide rankings in the district, with better test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. Maryville Elementary School also has a strong historical performance, reaching as high as 1,453 out of 2,093 Illinois elementary schools in the 2013-2014 school year.
However, the district faces significant challenges, with all 5 elementary schools reporting chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% - well above the state average. Additionally, the free and reduced lunch rates across the district range from 54.64% to 71.29%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. Per-student spending varies from $12,462 to $17,112, with the district average around $15,000. The student-teacher ratios range from 13.6 to 16.8 students per teacher, with the district average around 14.5.
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