Summary:
Steeleville CUSD 138 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one elementary school, Steeleville Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 280 students. The school's performance has declined in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1057 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 1563 out of 2067 in 2023-2024.
Steeleville Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels. For example, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 39.4%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Math proficiency rate for all grades was 27.3%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. However, the school's science proficiency rates were more mixed, with 5th-grade students performing below the state average but 8th-grade students performing above the state average.
The school serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 42.5% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $11,197, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.4 to 1. These resource allocation metrics are within typical ranges, but it's unclear how they are being utilized to support student learning and address the school's performance challenges.
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