Summary:
The Mendota CCSD 289 district in Illinois serves students from preschool through 8th grade across three schools: Northbrook School (middle school), Lincoln Elementary School, and Blackstone Elementary School. The district faces challenges, with high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism, but also has a standout performer in Northbrook School.
Northbrook School is the highest-performing school in the district, with 55.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 28.1% in Math, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school has also shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving up in the past year. In contrast, Lincoln Elementary School lags behind, with only 37.6% and 36.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, respectively.
The district as a whole serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 59.13% to 66.98%. Blackstone Elementary School has the highest percentage of these students and the highest per-student spending, likely due to the greater needs of its student population. Chronic absenteeism is a concern across all three schools, with rates around 25.4%.
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