Summary:
The city of Murphysboro, Illinois is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Overall, the Murphysboro CUSD 186 district is ranked 725 out of 813 in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating low overall performance.
Among the standout schools, Murphysboro High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 86.4% but struggles with high chronic absenteeism (39.7%) and low proficiency rates in math (10.8%) and ELA (18%) on the SAT. In contrast, Carruthers Elementary School performs better than the district and state averages in both ELA and math on the IAR assessments, with 19.5% and 18.8% proficiency rates, respectively, and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 28.5%.
The district faces significant challenges, with most schools performing well below state averages on key metrics such as test scores and chronic absenteeism. Addressing these issues, improving equity and access to resources, and implementing effective school improvement strategies will be crucial for the district to drive better outcomes for its students.
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