Summary:
The city of Joppa, Illinois has only one public high school, Joppa Junior & Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 98 students. The school is part of the Joppa-Maple Grove UD 38 district, which is ranked 648 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Joppa Junior & Senior High School's performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 83rd out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 511th out of 697 in 2023-2024. The school's test scores are consistently below the state averages in both mathematics and English language arts, indicating that students are struggling to meet proficiency standards. Additionally, the school has a high poverty level, with nearly 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Despite the low academic performance, Joppa Junior & Senior High School's spending per student is relatively high at $19,147, which raises questions about the efficient use of resources and the need for targeted interventions to improve student outcomes. The school's dropout rate is 5.9%, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 24.7%, further highlighting the challenges the school is facing in providing a quality education to its students.
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