Summary:
The 61486 zip code area has only one elementary school, Winola Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the Sherrard CUSD 200 district.
Winola Elementary School has been a relatively strong-performing school in recent years, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming its district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 47.3% and the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, 43.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to the district average of 33.4% and the state average of 38.5%. The school has also seen improvements in its test scores over the past two school years.
Winola Elementary School serves a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with a 44.31% free and reduced-price lunch rate. However, the school appears to be well-resourced, spending $12,615 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintaining a student-teacher ratio of 14.1, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the district is allocating resources to support the educational needs of the students at Winola Elementary School.
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