Summary:
The 61957 zip code in Illinois is home to two schools: Windsor Elementary School and Windsor Junior & Senior High School, both part of the Windsor CUSD 1 district. While Windsor Elementary School demonstrates relatively strong academic performance, especially in 3rd grade, Windsor Junior & Senior High School faces more significant challenges in preparing students for college and career readiness.
Windsor Elementary School stands out with its high proficiency rates in 3rd grade IAR/English Language Arts (44%) and IAR/Mathematics (80%), as well as its ISA/Science proficiency rates for all grades (58.6%) that exceed the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 16.9% compared to the state average. In contrast, Windsor Junior & Senior High School struggles with significantly lower proficiency rates in SAT/Mathematics (7.7%) and SAT/English Language Arts (7.7%) for 11th grade, which are well below the state averages.
Despite the academic performance disparity, both schools demonstrate strengths in other areas. Windsor Junior & Senior High School has a high 4-year graduation rate of 84% and a low dropout rate of 5.1%, outperforming the state averages. The higher per-student spending at Windsor Junior & Senior High School compared to Windsor Elementary School suggests that funding may not be the primary driver of academic performance, and other factors such as curriculum, instruction, and school leadership may play a significant role in shaping the educational outcomes in this area.
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