Summary:
East Peoria CHSD 309 district in Illinois contains a single high school, East Peoria High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 947 students. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 315 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 480 out of 699 in 2022-2023 and 390 out of 697 in 2023-2024.
Academically, East Peoria High School is underperforming compared to state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates on the SAT and ISA assessments were significantly lower than the state averages, with only 14.6% of students proficient in SAT Mathematics versus the state average of 26.1%, and 20.6% proficient in SAT English Language Arts versus the state average of 31.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate of 78.4% is also below the state average, and its dropout rate of 5.3% is higher than the state average.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it serves a population with a relatively high level of economic disadvantage, with over 55% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,296, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.7, slightly lower than the state average. However, these additional resources and smaller class sizes have not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students at East Peoria High School.
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