Summary:
The city of Altamont, Illinois is home to two schools: Altamont Grade School and Altamont High School, both part of the Altamont CUSD 10 district. While the high school has a respectable 93.1% four-year graduation rate and 2.3% dropout rate, the standout performer in the area is the elementary school, Altamont Grade School.
Altamont Grade School has consistently ranked in the top third of Illinois elementary schools over the past three years, with a current ranking of 601 out of 2,067 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is impressive, with 55.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 30.2% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. Altamont Grade School also excels in science, with 68.5% of students proficient or better on the ISA science assessment, well above the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, the school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 11.9%, compared to the high school's rate of 14.5%.
In contrast, Altamont High School's performance lags behind, with only 24.5% of students proficient or better in both SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts. The high school also spends more per student at $12,971, compared to the elementary school's $10,967 per student. These disparities suggest that the district may need to re-evaluate the distribution of resources to ensure equitable funding and support for both schools, as well as address specific challenges at the secondary level to ensure consistent quality of education across all grade levels.
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