Summary:
The Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is the sole elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 district. With an enrollment of 117 students, the school has consistently performed well below the state average on key academic metrics.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 1717 out of 2067 Illinois elementary schools in 2023-2024 and 2053 out of 2077 in 2022-2023, earning a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (17.9%) and Mathematics (10.3%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was also low at 14.3%, compared to the state average of 40.6%. Additionally, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the school's challenges, it serves a high-needs population, with 70.94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $20,305, which is higher than the state average, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 8.7 to 1. However, these additional resources have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes for the students at Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School.
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