Summary
Farragut Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 592 students in grades K-5 in Joliet, Illinois, which is part of the Joliet PSD 86 district. The school faces significant challenges, including consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a very disadvantaged student population.
Farragut Elementary consistently performs well below state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 19.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 11.2% in math, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 34.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Farragut has an extremely high percentage of students (over 90%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population.
Compared to nearby schools, Farragut Elementary performs significantly worse. For example, Taft Elementary, which is about 1.26 miles away, had 34.3% of students proficient in ELA and 25.7% in math, far outperforming Farragut. Farragut's subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, all perform very poorly compared to their peers statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps within the school. Despite the high spending per student at Farragut ($17,916 in 2023-2024), the school's academic outcomes remain very poor, suggesting that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning.
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