Summary:
The Rhodes School District 84-5 in Illinois has only one elementary school, Rhodes Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school and district face significant challenges, with the school's academic performance consistently falling below state averages and the district ranking 677 out of 811 in Illinois, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Rhodes Elementary School's proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in English Language Arts and Mathematics are well below the state average across all grade levels, ranging from 23.3% to 59.2% in ELA and 6.7% to 43.8% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 47.3% to 56.7% in ELA and 32.7% to 49.6% in Mathematics. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also below the state average, with 5th-grade proficiency at 28.6% and 8th-grade proficiency at 24.6%, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%, respectively.
Additionally, Rhodes Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 65.48% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors may be contributing to the school's and district's overall low performance and ranking.
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