Summary:
The Arcola CUSD 306 district in Illinois serves two schools - Arcola Elementary School and Arcola High School. Both schools face significant academic challenges, with low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and declining statewide rankings.
Arcola Elementary School has relatively low test scores, with only 19% of students proficient or better in ELA and 17.3% in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6% and a low statewide ranking, placing it in the bottom 30% of Illinois elementary schools. Meanwhile, Arcola High School has even lower test scores, with only 11.3% proficient or better in SAT ELA and 1.9% in SAT Math for 11th grade. The high school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.9% and a declining statewide ranking, dropping from the top 40% to the bottom 20% of Illinois high schools over the past 3 years.
Both schools have a high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, with Arcola Elementary School at 49.63% and Arcola High School at 54.48%, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges facing the district. While Arcola High School has a relatively high graduation rate of 92.3% and a low dropout rate of 1.8%, the overall academic performance of both schools suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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