Summary:
The 60184 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Wayne Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 and has an enrollment of 363 students. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 594 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Wayne Elementary School is a standout school in the 60184 zip code, consistently ranking in the top 500 elementary schools in Illinois over the past three school years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, with its strongest performance in 5th grade English Language Arts, where 78% of students were proficient or better, compared to 47.5% for the district and 54.6% for the state. However, the school's 6th grade Mathematics proficiency, at 46.2%, is lower than the district and state averages.
While Wayne Elementary School has a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 15.7%, indicating a relatively affluent student population, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average. The school's higher-than-average spending per student ($18,032) and lower-than-average student-teacher ratio (15.7) suggest a well-resourced educational environment, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. Overall, Wayne Elementary School appears to be a high-performing school within its district, but the higher chronic absenteeism rate is an area that warrants further attention and improvement.
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