Summary:
The Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School is the sole elementary school serving the Calhoun CUSD 40 district in Illinois. This PK-8 school has an enrollment of 362 students and has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past three years, now placing in the top 30% of Illinois elementary schools.
While the school's overall performance is moderately strong, with a 4-star rating, there are some areas of strength and challenge. The school excels in 3rd-5th grade English Language Arts and science, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages. However, it struggles more with math proficiency, especially in the upper grades, as well as 6th-8th grade English Language Arts. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.4% is also higher than the state average, despite the school's above-average per-student spending and relatively low student-teacher ratio.
Overall, Calhoun Elementary/Junior High School appears to be on a positive trajectory, with improving statewide rankings and some academic strengths, but still has room for improvement in addressing chronic absenteeism and boosting proficiency in underperforming areas, particularly in math and upper-grade English Language Arts.
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