Summary:
The 61422 zip code contains a single elementary school, Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School, which serves students in the Bushnell Prairie City CUSD 170 district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with significant gaps in academic proficiency compared to state averages.
Bushnell-Prairie City Elementary School's performance on standardized tests is well below state averages, with only 17.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 16.8% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also low, with only 18.4% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 40.6%. Despite the school's low performance, it has a relatively small class size and higher per-student spending than the state average.
The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 58.97%, may be a contributing factor to its overall academic challenges. While the school's resource allocation appears adequate, the persistent underperformance suggests a need for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning outcomes and close the achievement gaps.
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