Summary:
The 62854 zip code area has only one elementary school, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy, which serves students in grades K-5. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past three years, with a performance rating of 2 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale.
Academically, South Central Elementary-Kinmundy lags behind both district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 35.2% and the state average of 53.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 32.1%, lower than the district's 23.6% and the state's 38.5%. Science proficiency for 5th graders was also below the district and state averages at 30.4%. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as 58.97% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for that year was $13,039, and the student-teacher ratio is 12.5, lower than the state average. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support the unique needs of the student population and improve academic outcomes at South Central Elementary-Kinmundy.
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