Summary:
Hutsonville CUSD 1 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Hutsonville, and it contains only one elementary school - Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School. This school educates students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, with a total enrollment of 214 students.
While Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1 and per-student spending that exceeds the state average, its academic performance lags behind state benchmarks. The school's English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades range from 23.8% to 66.7% and 19% to 64.3%, respectively, which are generally lower than the state averages. However, the school's 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates of 50% and 76.9% are higher than the state averages. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Given that Hutsonville Elementary and Junior High School is the only elementary school in the Hutsonville CUSD 1 district, there are no other local schools to directly compare it to. However, the school's overall performance, as measured by its statewide ranking between 873 and 1202 out of around 2,000 Illinois elementary schools, places it in the bottom half of the state. The school's high rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 54.67%, suggests that the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, which may impact its ability to support student learning.
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