Summary:
Midwest Central CUSD 191 is a school district in Illinois that serves one middle school, Midwest Central Middle School. The school serves grades 6-8 and is located in the Midwest region of the state. While the school's performance is generally in the middle range compared to other Illinois middle schools, it faces some challenges in academic achievement and socioeconomic factors.
Midwest Central Middle School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is below the state averages, with some exceptions. The school's ELA proficiency rates range from 35.5% to 47.5% across grade levels, compared to the state average of 41.2% to 49.9%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates range from 10.2% to 30.6%, compared to the state average of 24.8% to 28.7%. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency rate of 50% is slightly below the state average of 53.2%. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.7% is also higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as it has a relatively high percentage of students (54.7%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending of $13,756 for the 2022-2023 school year is slightly higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio of 14.1 is within a reasonable range for a middle school. Overall, the analysis suggests that Midwest Central CUSD 191 and Midwest Central Middle School may benefit from targeted interventions and strategies to address the school's areas of weakness and support student success.
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