Summary:
The 62449 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Oblong Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 373 students. The school is part of the Oblong CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 627 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Oblong Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, going from a 2-star rating in 2024-2025 to a 1-star rating in 2022-2023. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025. Academically, the school performs relatively well in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 28.6% in 3rd grade to 72.2% in 8th grade in 2024-2025. However, its mathematics proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 7.5% in 6th grade to 48.4% in 4th grade in 2024-2025. Science proficiency rates are above the state average, with 53.3% of 5th graders and 52.8% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025.
Oblong Elementary School faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 55% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's spending per student is $15,806 for the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.3 to 1 in 2023-2024. While the school has some areas of strength, it also faces significant challenges in mathematics performance, attendance, and socioeconomic factors, which may be contributing to its declining statewide ranking.
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