Summary:
The West Chicago Education Service District 33 consists of 8 schools, including 7 elementary schools and 1 middle school, serving students in the West Chicago area. The district as a whole is ranked 688 out of 811 in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement in student outcomes.
Among the schools in the district, Gary Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranked 1032 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. Gary Elementary has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (48.7%) and Mathematics (36.2%) compared to the district and state averages. Turner Elementary School is the second-highest performing school in the district, with proficiency rates of 32.1% in ELA and 31.7% in Math.
However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with all schools reporting a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the district's proficiency rates in ELA (39.1%) and Math (27.3%) are substantially lower than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively, indicating large achievement gaps. These issues may be exacerbated by the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 59.28% to 78.79%, and potential funding disparities within the district, as evidenced by the wide range in spending per student.
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