Summary:
The city of Machesney Park, Illinois is home to 6 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Harlem UD 122 school district. While the district as a whole is ranked 627 out of 813 in Illinois, with a 1-star rating, a closer look reveals significant variation in school performance, with a few standout institutions.
Olson Park Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 3-star rating and the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics among the elementary schools. In contrast, Machesney Elementary School and Marquette Elementary School struggle to meet state averages. Ralston Elementary School also performs well, with a 3-star rating and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among the elementary schools.
As the only high school in the data set, Harlem High School has a respectable 3-star rating and a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 85%, but faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 45.1%, the highest among the schools. The district's high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 45.42% to 69.98%, suggest that many students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may be a factor in the varying levels of academic performance across the schools.
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