Summary:
The Delavan CUSD 703 district in Illinois serves students from three schools: Delavan Elementary School, Delavan High School, and Delavan Junior High School. The data reveals a mixed performance across the district, with Delavan High School showing signs of improvement, while Delavan Elementary and Junior High Schools struggle to meet state averages in academic proficiency.
Delavan High School stands out as a bright spot, ranking 368 out of 697 Illinois high schools and earning a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has improved its ranking significantly, moving from 521 out of 699 in 2021-2022 to 178 out of 699 in 2022-2023, earning a 4-star rating. Delavan High School also outperformed the district and state averages in SAT English Language Arts proficiency. In contrast, Delavan Elementary School's proficiency rates in IAR English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages, while Delavan Junior High School's chronic absenteeism rate is the highest in the district at 21.7%.
The data also reveals socioeconomic challenges across the district, with relatively high free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 38.24% at Delavan Junior High School to 55.36% at Delavan Elementary School. This suggests the schools may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could impact academic performance and other outcomes. The similar spending per student across the three schools, despite their varying performance and needs, raises questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation and whether it is being optimized to address the specific challenges faced by each school.
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