Summary:
The 62888 zip code has only one school, Tamaroa Elementary School, which serves grades K-8 and is part of the Tamaroa School District 5. The school has faced declining performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 884 out of 2,082 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 1,400 out of 2,077 in 2022-2023. Tamaroa Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently below the state averages, indicating a need for improvement in these core academic areas.
The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 69.7% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $16,626, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic underperformance. The student-teacher ratio at Tamaroa Elementary School is 12.3 for the 2023-2024 school year.
Overall, the data suggests that Tamaroa Elementary School is facing several challenges, including declining performance, underperformance in core academic subjects, and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. Addressing these issues may require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the local community and education stakeholders.
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