Summary:
The 62568 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - North Elementary School and Memorial Elementary School, both serving students in grades K-5 and operated by the Taylorville CUSD 3 district. Based on the available data, North Elementary School appears to be the stronger performing school in the area, with a higher overall ranking, better school rating, and lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to Memorial Elementary School.
North Elementary School ranks 471 out of 2,147 Illinois elementary schools, while Memorial Elementary School ranks 1,495 out of 2,077. North Elementary also maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to Memorial Elementary's 1-star rating. Additionally, North Elementary has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to Memorial Elementary's 25.4% in the same year.
However, both schools face challenges, with high free/reduced lunch rates indicating a significant population of students from low-income households in the area. Memorial Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by IAR proficiency rates, is notably lower than the district and state averages, which could be an area of concern and focus for improvement. The differences in student-teacher ratios and spending per student between the two schools suggest that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the performance gap.
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