Elementary Schools in Madison CUSD 12

The Madison CUSD 12 school district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Bernard Long Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of Illinois elementary schools over the past three school years, indicating significant academic challenges for its students.

Bernard Long Elementary School's performance on standardized tests is well below the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, only 9.9% of students were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate was also very low at 9.3%, compared to the state average of 40.6%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 98.28% in the 2023-2024 school year, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $19,647 for the 2023-2024 school year, the resources do not appear to be effectively utilized or targeted to address the specific needs of the student population. The data suggests that a comprehensive, targeted approach is required to improve student outcomes and support the school community at Bernard Long Elementary School.