Summary:
The 61413 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, AlWood Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 184 students. The school is part of the AlWood CUSD 225 school district, which is ranked 424 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
AlWood Elementary School has shown significant improvement in its academic performance, outperforming the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for all grades and in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Mathematics. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is notably higher than the state average, which could be an area of concern. Additionally, with nearly half of the students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school may need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance and provide additional support and resources as needed.
Despite the high chronic absenteeism rate, AlWood Elementary School's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9:1 and higher-than-average spending per student of $15,559 suggest that the district is allocating resources effectively to support student learning. The school's improvement in test scores, particularly in 5th grade Science, is a positive sign, and the district's efforts to address the high chronic absenteeism rate and socioeconomic challenges could lead to continued academic success for the students.
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