Summary:
The Aurora West Unified School District 129 has only one high school, West Aurora High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance data suggests it faces several challenges in terms of academic achievement, student engagement, and equity.
West Aurora High School has a statewide ranking of 387 out of 697 Illinois high schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, while its dropout rate of 1.4% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 28.7% is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.
Academically, West Aurora High School struggles, with only 16.2% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 19.6% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, both significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance in ISA Science, however, is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (41.44%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges that could impact academic outcomes.
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