Summary:
The Brown County CUSD 1 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Brown County Middle School, which serves grades 5-8 with an enrollment of 206 students. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, its academic performance in English Language Arts and science proficiency lags behind state benchmarks.
Brown County Middle School has been ranked between 513 and 681 out of 1,363 to 1,369 Illinois middle schools over the past 3 school years, earning a 3-star rating. The school's ELA proficiency rates across all grades (26.5%) are significantly lower than the state average of 41.2%, and its science proficiency rate (47.7%) is also below the state average of 53.2%. However, the school's math proficiency rates (28.2%) are on par with the state average of 28.4%.
Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 18.9%, which is higher than the state average. The school also serves a student population with greater economic needs, as indicated by the 40.78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the state average. Despite the higher spending per student of $11,735, the school's academic performance suggests a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices to address these challenges and improve student outcomes.
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