Summary:
Prairie Central CUSD 8 is a school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Prairie Central High School. This high school serves students in grades 9-12 and has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance.
Academically, Prairie Central High School has mixed results. While its proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (18.8%) and SAT English Language Arts (28.6%) are lower than the state averages, its proficiency rate in ISA Science (50.9%) is higher than the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate of 90.2% is slightly above the state average, but its dropout rate of 2.8% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 29.8% is higher than the state average, which may be an area of concern.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role in the school's performance. Prairie Central CUSD 8 has a higher free and reduced-price lunch rate of 35.85% compared to the state average, and the school's per-student spending of $13,558 is also higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may serve a more economically disadvantaged student population, which could impact its academic performance.
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