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Spoon River Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in London Mills, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 133 students. The school is part of the Spoon River Valley CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 342 out of 823 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Spoon River Valley Elementary School stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, the school's 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 64.3%, compared to the state average of 35.2%, and its 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 64.2%, compared to the state average of 25.6%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade students significantly outperform the state average in Science proficiency, with a rate of 85.7% in 2022-2023 compared to the state average of 52.4%. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.1% in 2019-2020 to 28.0% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.
Compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Williamsfield Elementary School, Avon Elementary School, and Cuba Elementary School, Spoon River Valley Elementary School stands out for its stronger academic performance, particularly in Science proficiency. However, the school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (90.23%) compared to the state average and nearby schools, which may be an area worth further exploration. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 52.63% in 2022-2023, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to some nearby schools.
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