Summary:
Villa Grove CUSD 302 has one elementary school, Villa Grove Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and has an enrollment of 332 students. The school's academic performance is generally above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 57% and 43% of students proficient or better, respectively, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%. Villa Grove Elementary also excels in science, with 50% of 5th graders proficient or better on the Illinois Science Assessment, higher than the state average of 40.6%.
However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 58.13%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is slightly lower than the state average. While Villa Grove Elementary is performing well academically, the Villa Grove CUSD 302 district as a whole is ranked 367 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating there may be room for improvement across the district.
Overall, Villa Grove Elementary School appears to be a solid performing school, with strengths in academic achievement and science, but also facing challenges related to chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic factors. The school's performance within the context of the broader Villa Grove CUSD 302 district suggests that there may be opportunities for further analysis and targeted interventions to support student success.
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