Summary:
The city of Dolton, Illinois is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The schools in this area face significant challenges, with most performing below state averages in academic proficiency. However, a few standout schools, like Roosevelt Junior High School, demonstrate higher performance compared to their peers.
Roosevelt Junior High School is the top-performing school in the Dolton area, ranking 905 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (38.3%) and Science (40%) among all the schools in the data set. In contrast, Thornridge High School, the only high school in the area, has very low proficiency rates, with just 1.4% of 11th-grade students proficient in Mathematics and 8% in English Language Arts.
The Dolton school district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with all schools having high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 61.4% to 99.7%. Chronic absenteeism is also a concern, with rates ranging from 30.9% to 54.2%. While the overall performance is concerning, the data suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the higher-performing schools and implement best practices across the district to drive improvement in educational outcomes for the students of Dolton.
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