Summary:
The city of Belvidere, Illinois is home to 9 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance, student demographics, and financial resources across the schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 district.
Belvidere North High School stands out as the higher-performing high school, outranking Belvidere High School on statewide rankings and having a higher four-year graduation rate. At the elementary level, Seth Whitman Elementary School consistently performs above district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among the elementary schools.
The data also reveals significant disparities in student demographics and financial resources across the district. Schools with higher percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, such as Washington Academy and Belvidere South Middle School, tend to have lower academic proficiency rates. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in student achievement, and the district could benefit from a more equitable distribution of resources and targeted interventions to support the lower-performing schools.
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