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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 61839

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Summary:

The 61839 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, Deland-Weldon Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 district. This small, rural school has an enrollment of 105 students and has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, ranking between 869-1023 out of around 2,000-2,100 Illinois elementary schools.

Academically, Deland-Weldon Elementary School performs moderately well, with ELA proficiency rates ranging from 33.3% to 72.7% across grade levels, outperforming the district and state averages. However, the school's math proficiency rates, ranging from 20% to 58.3%, generally underperform the district and state. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 54.5% outperforms the district and state. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is an area of concern that may require targeted interventions.

Deland-Weldon Elementary School serves a population with significant economic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students (64.76%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's spending per student of $18,249 is relatively high compared to state averages, but it's unclear how this translates to student outcomes. Overall, Deland-Weldon Elementary School appears to be a small, rural school that is performing moderately well academically, with some areas of strength and others that could use improvement.

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 61839

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
De Land	2.01 mi	1	397^th
Weldon	2.65 mi	2	619^th
White Heath	7.61 mi	1	202^nd
Monticello	8.2 mi	3	111^th
Farmer City	8.6 mi	2	529^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.