Summary:
The Pleasant Hill CUSD 3 school district in Illinois has only one elementary school, Pleasant Hill Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with declining academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.
Pleasant Hill Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (24.4%) and Mathematics (26%) for the 2024-2025 school year were well below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance has been declining, with proficiency rates dropping from the previous year. While the school's 5th-grade science scores were slightly better than the state average, the 8th-grade scores were still below the state benchmark.
The school also faces other challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (65.15%). Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending, the academic performance remains low, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. The school may need to examine its educational strategies, resource allocation, and support systems to address these issues and improve student outcomes.
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