Summary:
The city of Taylorville, Illinois is home to a single middle school, Taylorville Junior High School, which serves students in grades 7-8. The school's performance is mixed, with strong results in English Language Arts and science, but underperformance in mathematics compared to district and state averages.
Taylorville Junior High School has a predominantly white student population, with limited racial and ethnic diversity. The school outperforms the Taylorville CUSD 3 district and the state of Illinois in English Language Arts proficiency, particularly in the upper grades. However, the school struggles with mathematics, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. In science, the school performs well, with over 60% of students scoring proficient or better.
One area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.3%, which may be impacting overall student learning and achievement. Despite this challenge, the school invests heavily in its students, spending $12,137 per student and maintaining a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 17.4. The Taylorville CUSD 3 district, which Taylorville Junior High School is a part of, is ranked 443 out of 823 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement in the district's overall educational outcomes.
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