Summary:
The 61540 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Midland Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and has an enrollment of 262 students. The school is part of the Midland CUSD 7 district, which is ranked 328 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Midland Elementary School's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in ELA and Math fluctuating significantly between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 51.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 56% proficient or better in Math, both of which were higher than the district and state averages. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance was lower, with only 36.1% proficient or better in ELA and 22.9% in Math, which were below the district and state averages. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 48.09% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.
Despite these challenges, Midland Elementary School has access to a reasonable level of resources, with a per-student spending of $10,962 in the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 15.4 to 1. However, it's unclear how these resources are being utilized to support student learning and address the school's fluctuating academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. Overall, the data suggests that Midland Elementary School may benefit from a closer examination of its practices and resource allocation to better support student success.
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