Summary:
The 61912 zip code in Illinois has only one school, Ashmore Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 72 students. The school is part of the Charleston CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 641 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ashmore Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) tests, is generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 27.6%, compared to 48.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state. Similarly, the school's math proficiency rate was 27.6%, while the district and state rates were 26.8% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% for the 2024-2025 school year.
Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2, its performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1174 out of 2077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 (2-star rating) to 1811 out of 2067 in 2023-2024 (1-star rating) and 1617 out of 2056 in 2024-2025 (1-star rating). Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (55.56% in 2023-2024), which may indicate a need for additional support and resources to address potential socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population.
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