Summary:
The city of Armstrong, Illinois is home to two schools: Armstrong High School and Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School. While the elementary school demonstrates strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and science, the high school faces significant challenges in terms of declining statewide ranking, low graduation rates, and underperformance on standardized tests.
Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts and science proficiency, with 81.8% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA and 89.5% proficient or better in science. In contrast, Armstrong High School struggles, with only 6.9% of 11th graders proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 10.3% in SAT English Language Arts.
The high school also faces challenges with a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 83.3% and a high dropout rate of 6.9%. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has dropped significantly, from 292 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 534 out of 697 in 2023-2024. These disparities in academic performance and outcomes between the elementary and high school levels suggest a need for further investigation into the underlying factors and potential solutions to improve educational outcomes for all students in the Armstrong Township HSD 225 and Armstrong-Ellis Cons School District 61.
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