Summary:
The 61564 zip code is home to a single elementary school, South Pekin Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 184 students. The school is part of the South Pekin School District 137, which is ranked 781 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
South Pekin Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 3 school years, with a ranking between 1530-1653 out of around 2,000 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages, with only 20.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 12.3% proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. Science proficiency rates are also low, with 47.1% of 5th graders and 15% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%.
The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a high percentage of students (58.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the school's per-student spending of $13,770 in 2023-2024 is slightly higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 13.1 is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school is struggling to provide the necessary support and resources to help its students succeed academically.
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