Summary:
Country Club Hills School District 160 in Illinois has only one middle school, Southwood Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently performed poorly compared to other middle schools in the state, with low proficiency rates in core academic subjects and a low statewide ranking.
Southwood Middle School's academic performance is significantly below the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.7% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 7.6%, while the state average was 28.4%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in the ISA test, is also below the state average (28.3% vs. 53.2%).
The data suggests that Country Club Hills School District 160 is facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance at the middle school level. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (79.53%) indicates that the school serves a population with socioeconomic disadvantages, which may contribute to the low academic performance. Despite the relatively high spending per student ($16,937), the school's performance has not improved, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the low student outcomes.
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