Summary:
The Mount Vernon School District 80 in Illinois operates three elementary schools: Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center, J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center, and Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges, including below-average test scores and high rates of chronic absenteeism.
Among the three schools, J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center stands out as the highest performer, with 37.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.3% in Math for all grades in 2024-2025. It also has the highest 5th grade proficiency rates, with 40.3% in ELA and 25% in Science, and is ranked 1536 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025, the highest ranking among the district's schools. In contrast, the other two schools in the district perform well below the state averages in ELA and Math proficiency.
The data also reveals significant socioeconomic challenges faced by the district, with all three schools having extremely high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.64% at J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center to 91.53% at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rates are high, ranging from 25.4% at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center and J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center.
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