Summary:
The 60531 zip code in Illinois is home to two schools: Leland Elementary School and Leland High School, both part of the Leland CUSD 1 district. While the elementary school shows some academic strengths, the high school faces significant challenges in terms of enrollment, performance, and attendance.
Leland Elementary School has a relatively small enrollment of 173 students and is ranked in the middle of Illinois elementary schools, with a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 and a 2-star rating in 2022-2023. The school performs well in 8th grade English Language Arts, with 58.3% proficiency compared to the state average of 49.9%, but struggles with lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, especially in grades 5-6. In contrast, Leland High School has a very small enrollment of only 68 students and is ranked in the middle of Illinois high schools, with a consistent 2-star rating over the past 3 years. The high school's SAT proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state averages in both Mathematics (5% vs. 26.1%) and English Language Arts (20% vs. 31.1%), and it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, more than double the elementary school's 8.5%.
Despite the challenges, Leland High School maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 88.9% and a low dropout rate of 2.9%. Both schools have a significant percentage of students (over 40%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and the high school spends more per student ($21,724) compared to the elementary school ($16,555). These factors suggest the need for targeted support and resources to address the academic and attendance issues, particularly at the high school level, and to ensure the success of all students in the district.
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