Summary:
Prairie Grove Central School District 46 in Illinois has one middle school, Prairie Grove Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. The district is ranked 194 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating strong overall performance.
Prairie Grove Junior High School is a standout middle school, ranked 439 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two school years. The school outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels, with 52.5% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 41.2%. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates are more mixed, ranging from 18.6% in 8th grade to 31.9% in 6th grade, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 68.8% is significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%.
The school has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 18.69%, suggesting a relatively affluent student population. The school's per-student spending of $16,485 is higher than the state average, and the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 10.4, which is likely beneficial for student learning and support. These factors contribute to the school's strong academic performance, but also raise questions about equity and access for students from lower-income backgrounds.
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