Summary:
The 62330 zip code is home to a single school, Dallas City Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the Dallas Education Service District 327, which is ranked 548 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Dallas City Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is higher than the state average. The school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade ELA and 5th grade Science compared to the state, but significantly lower proficiency rates in 6th-8th grade ELA and Math. Additionally, 71.86% of the school's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-need student population.
Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio, its academic performance is still lagging behind the state, suggesting that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution. The school's performance has also declined over the past three years, going from a 3-star rating to a 2-star rating, indicating a need for targeted interventions to address the specific challenges faced by this high-need school community.
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