Summary:
Keeneyville School District 20 in Illinois has only one middle school, Spring Wood Middle School, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 436 students. The school's performance has been a concern, with a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 861 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 and 932 out of 1,367 in 2022-2023, earning a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, Spring Wood Middle School struggles, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science consistently below the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 34.7% to 40.6% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 53.1% to 56.7%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 13% to 32.7%, compared to the state average of 32.7% to 38.5%. The school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate was 27.9%, significantly lower than the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate was high at 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year.
Despite higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,987 in the 2023-2024 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, the school's academic performance remains a concern. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 58.26% free and reduced-price lunch rate in 2023-2024, may contribute to the school's challenges. The district and school leadership should carefully analyze the data, identify the root causes of these issues, and develop a comprehensive plan to address them and improve outcomes for their students.
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