For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 281 students in CUSD 4 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in Illinois.
Public Preschool in CUSD 4 School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Illinois public pre school average of 22%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 25% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public preschool average of 58% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,358 Schools
# Students
667 Students
496,689 Students
# Teachers
47 Teachers
36,997 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
CUSD 4 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#627 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
23%
32%
Graduation Rate
(17-18)≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.70
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,181 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
20,150 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
17 Students
149,253 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
30%
# Black Students
5 Students
96,181 Students
% Black Students
1%
19%
# White Students
638 Students
210,834 Students
% White Students
96%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
490 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
5 Students
18,591 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
37
66,224
# Students in K Grade:
47
72,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
50
68,083
# Students in 2nd Grade:
52
63,465
# Students in 3rd Grade:
57
53,440
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
51,656
# Students in 5th Grade:
62
47,114
# Students in 6th Grade:
48
27,807
# Students in 7th Grade:
45
22,933
# Students in 8th Grade:
53
23,506
# Students in 9th Grade:
44
29
# Students in 10th Grade:
52
3
# Students in 11th Grade:
41
3
# Students in 12th Grade:
41
15
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,886 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,087 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,886
$22,162
Spending / Student
$18,087
$21,409
Best CUSD 4 School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Unity Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
136 W Washington St
Mendon, IL 62351
(217) 936-2512
Mendon, IL 62351
(217) 936-2512
Grades: PK-4
| 281 students
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