Summary:
The 62665 zip code is home to a single middle school, Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High, which serves grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 53 students. The school is part of the Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 district, which is ranked 800 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Junior High is struggling academically, with only 26.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 8.7% proficient or better in Math across all grades in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, going from 1364 out of 1367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1073 out of 1368 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3, which is lower than the state average. However, this does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 83.02% in 2023-2024, and per-student spending is higher than the state average at $19,177 in 2023-2024. These factors suggest that the school may be serving a disadvantaged population with significant socioeconomic challenges, and the efficient use of resources is an area that requires further examination.
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