Summary:
The Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 district in Illinois contains a single high school, Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School, which has consistently underperformed compared to state averages across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and attendance.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 434 and 571 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, and its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 1 to 2 stars out of 5 during the same period. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 81.0%, which is below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year is 4.2%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 33.3%, significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (12.7%) and SAT English Language Arts (18.2%) are well below the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively, and its proficiency rate in ISA Science (45.1%) is also lower than the state average of 53.2%. The school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 67.57% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and the district's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,737, higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and targeted interventions and support programs may be necessary to address these issues.
Thank you for your feedback!