Summary:
The city of Round Lake Heights, Illinois, is home to two schools - Round Lake Middle School and Indian Hill Elementary School, both serving students in the Round Lake CUSD 116 district. Unfortunately, the data indicates that these schools are struggling, with consistently low academic performance and significant challenges that need to be addressed.
Both Round Lake Middle School and Indian Hill Elementary School have alarmingly low proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, with only 17.7% and 12.9% of students, respectively, meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts, and just 7% and 3.7% in Mathematics. These results are well below the state and district averages, and the schools are ranked in the bottom 15-20% of their respective school types in Illinois, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The schools also face other challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, with Round Lake Middle School at 29.6% and Indian Hill Elementary School at 19.2%. Additionally, both schools serve a high percentage of students from low-income families, with over 80% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high per-student spending, the schools have yet to see significant improvements in student outcomes, suggesting a need for a more comprehensive, data-driven approach to address the root causes of the underperformance.
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