Summary:
The Rome CCSD 2 district in Illinois consists of a single school, Rome Community Cons Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with 330 students. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating relatively stable performance.
Academically, the school has some strengths, with higher proficiency rates than the state average in English Language Arts (45.6% vs. 41.2%) and Science (58.3% vs. 53.2%). However, the school's Math proficiency rate (28.6%) was slightly higher than the state average (28.4%), and proficiency rates varied across grade levels, with 4th grade ELA (67.8%) and 8th grade ELA (52.2%) being standout performers, while 5th grade Math (17.9%) and 6th grade Math (18.4%) were lower. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 11.4%, which may be impacting student learning.
The school serves a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 44.55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school spends $12,945 per student, which is higher than the state average, suggesting that resources are being allocated to support student learning. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance.
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