Summary:
The Chicago Heights School District 170 consists of 10 schools, including 9 elementary schools and 1 middle school, serving students in the Chicago Heights area. The district faces significant challenges, with wide disparities in performance between the higher-performing and lower-performing schools.
Greenbriar Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking in the top 50% of Illinois elementary schools and earning 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. It has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate and strong test scores, with 35.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 22.2% in math. Kennedy Elementary School and U.S. Grant Elementary School also perform well, ranking in the top 45% and top 43% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively.
However, the majority of the district's schools are struggling, with test scores well below the state averages. The district as a whole faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.5% to 43.8%, which likely contributes to the low academic performance. Additionally, the Chicago Heights Middle School has consistently low test scores and a low SchoolDigger rating, indicating a need for a focused effort to improve the quality of education at the middle school level.
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