Summary:
The city of Barry, Illinois is home to two schools - Western Barry Elementary and Western High School, both part of the Western CUSD 12 district. While Western Barry Elementary maintains a 3-star rating, Western High School has seen a significant decline, dropping from a 4-star to a 1-star rating in the past year.
Western Barry Elementary faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.5% and below-average performance on ELA and Math assessments compared to district and state averages. However, the school performs better on science assessments, with 55.3% proficiency. In contrast, Western High School struggles with very low proficiency rates on SAT Math (3.8%) and ELA (15.4%), as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 32.4% and a relatively low 4-year graduation rate of 81.3%.
Both schools serve a student population with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. The data suggests a need for further investigation into the root causes of the declining performance at Western High School, as well as targeted interventions to address chronic absenteeism and improve academic achievement across all grades in the Barry, Illinois school system.
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