Summary:
The city of Pawnee, Illinois has only one high school, Pawnee Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has some strengths, such as a slightly above-average graduation rate and higher-than-state-average ELA proficiency, it also faces challenges in areas like mathematics performance, chronic absenteeism, and inconsistent statewide rankings.
Pawnee Junior/Senior High School's enrollment of 248 students is relatively small, and its statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly in recent years, from 208th out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 423rd out of 699 in 2021-2022. The school's math proficiency on state assessments is well below the state average, while its ELA proficiency is higher. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 6.4% and chronic absenteeism rate of 12.5% are both higher than the state averages.
Despite spending more per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio than the state average, Pawnee Junior/Senior High School's academic performance is still lagging in some areas, particularly in Mathematics. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and staffing may be impacting the school's outcomes. Further investigation into the root causes of these trends could help the school and Pawnee CUSD 11 identify opportunities for improvement.
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