Summary:
Summersville School District 79 in Illinois has one standout elementary school, Summersville Grade School, which serves grades PK-8 and has 264 students. The district as a whole is ranked 169 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Summersville Grade School has consistently high performance on state assessments, with 67.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 56.5% proficient or better in Mathematics across all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. These scores are significantly higher than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school has shown improvement in its state rankings over the past few years, moving from 622nd out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 546th out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 and 367th out of 2,077 in 2022-2023. Additionally, Summersville Grade School has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% compared to the state average, and it spends $11,938 per student, which is higher than the state average.
Overall, Summersville Grade School appears to be a high-performing elementary school within the Summersville School District 79, with strong academic outcomes, efficient resource allocation, and a positive trajectory in terms of state rankings. However, the district may need to consider ways to address potential equity concerns, as 42.42% of students at Summersville Grade School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may indicate the need to ensure all students have access to the resources and support they need to succeed.
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