Summary:
The Mendota CCSD 289 school district in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Lincoln Elementary School and Blackstone Elementary School. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade and face similar challenges, with no clear standout performer in the district.
According to the data, neither Lincoln Elementary nor Blackstone Elementary have particularly strong academic performance. Lincoln Elementary is ranked 1299 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools and has proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are below the district and state averages. Blackstone Elementary does not have any ranking information available, but it also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. Both schools have relatively low per-student spending, with Lincoln at $14,034 and Blackstone at $16,715 for the 2023-2024 school year.
One concerning issue across both schools is the high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year. This may be impacting student learning and performance. Additionally, the significant difference in per-student spending between the two schools raises questions about the equity of resource allocation within the Mendota CCSD 289 district. Overall, the data suggests that the elementary schools in this district face challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students and may benefit from a closer examination of resource distribution and strategies to address chronic absenteeism.
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