Summary:
The city of Broadlands, Illinois has only one public high school, Heritage High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Heritage CUSD 8 district, which is ranked 427 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Heritage High School is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and resource allocation. The school's four-year graduation rate is 79.3%, and it has a 3.9% dropout rate. Proficiency rates on state assessments are low, with only 4.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 19.5% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 44.0%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population is missing a substantial amount of instructional time.
Despite these challenges, Heritage High School spends a relatively high amount per student, at $15,804 per year. The school's student-teacher ratio is 9.4 to 1, which is lower than the state average. However, the school's statewide ranking has dropped significantly, from 209th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 481st out of 697 in 2023-2024, suggesting a decline in the school's performance relative to other high schools in the state.
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