Summary:
Christopher Unified School District 99 in Illinois has only one high school, Christopher High, which serves grades 9-12. The school faces challenges, with academic performance below state averages and a high proportion of students from low-income families, as indicated by the 64.49% free and reduced-price lunch rate.
Christopher High has consistently underperformed on standardized tests, with only 7.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 14.8% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school's 46.3% proficiency rate in the ISA Science assessment is also lower than the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, the school's 25.0% chronic absenteeism rate is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite these challenges, Christopher High maintains a respectable 88.0% four-year graduation rate and a student-teacher ratio of 10.8. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,510. To address the school's underperformance and high chronic absenteeism, the Christopher Unified School District 99 may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to support student learning and engagement.
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