Summary:
The zip code 62916 contains only one elementary school, Trico Elementary School, which serves students in the Trico CUSD 176 district. While the school provides education to the local community, its academic performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past three years, indicating a need for improvement.
Trico Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (44.7%) and Mathematics (25.6%) for the 2024-2025 school year were below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance rating is 2 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale, and its 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 37.7% was also below the state average of 40.6%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is concerning and may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges.
Despite the school's academic struggles, the data suggests that the district is allocating resources to support the students, with a per-student spending of $12,401 in 2023-2024, which is above the state average, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1. However, these efforts have not yet translated into improved academic outcomes, and the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (67.81%) indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantages, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
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