Summary:
The 61570 zip code area has only one elementary school, Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School, which serves students from the Lowpoint-Washburn CUSD 21 district. The school has a mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) above the district average but below the state average, while mathematics proficiency lags behind both the district and state.
Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School has a statewide ranking between 740-998 out of 2,056-2,077 Illinois elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades is 51.5%, higher than the district's 45.3% but lower than the state's 53.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 34.3% is lower than both the district's 27.7% and the state's 38.5%. However, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 42.1% is slightly higher than the state average of 40.6%.
Despite the school's mixed academic performance, it has access to more resources compared to the state average, with a higher per-student spending of $14,079 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.2. Additionally, the school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 53.46% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which can impact academic outcomes.
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