Summary:
The 62362 zip code is home to a single middle school, Griggsville-Perry Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has been improving in recent years, with its statewide ranking rising from 639 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to a projected 458 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.
Griggsville-Perry Middle School's strengths lie in its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, which has consistently outperformed the district and state averages. However, the school has struggled with Mathematics proficiency, falling below the district and state levels in recent years. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency in 5th and 8th grades was slightly below the state average in 2024-2025. Despite these challenges, the school's per-student spending is significantly higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio is quite low at 7.6.
The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 39.77% in 2023-2024, suggests that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. This could be an important factor to consider when analyzing the school's performance and identifying areas for improvement. Overall, Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4 appears to be making progress in addressing the school's weaknesses and leveraging its resources to support student learning.
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