Summary:
Bloomington School District 87 in Illinois has only one high school, Bloomington High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school district spends more per student than the state average, Bloomington School District 87 is facing challenges with Bloomington High School's academic performance, which has declined in statewide rankings over the past three years and is rated below average compared to other Illinois high schools.
Bloomington High School's four-year graduation rate of 77.4% is lower than the state average, and the school has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 6.4%. Additionally, the school struggles with chronic absenteeism, with 36.8% of students missing a significant amount of school. Standardized test scores in both mathematics and English language arts are well below the state averages, with only 12.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics and 23.9% proficient or better in English language arts.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student, the data suggests that Bloomington High School may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address these issues and improve outcomes for students. The high percentage of students from low-income families, at 56.15%, may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, and the district may need to re-evaluate how resources are allocated to support student learning and engagement.
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