Summary:
The 61865 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Potomac Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 143 students. The school is part of the Potomac CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 600 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Potomac Elementary School faces some challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 13.6%, which is higher than the state average. The school's academic performance is also below state averages, with 31.5% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 20.5% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. However, the school's science proficiency rate of 53.8% is slightly higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 55.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.5, Potomac Elementary School's academic performance has declined over the past few years, and there are significant differences in performance across grade levels. The school's challenges may be related to the high poverty rates in the area, and further investigation and targeted interventions may be needed to improve student outcomes.
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