Summary:
The Eldorado CUSD 4 school district in Illinois contains only one high school, Eldorado High School. While the school has a slightly above-average four-year graduation rate, it has struggled in recent years, with its statewide ranking declining from 498th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 578th out of 697 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Eldorado High School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 39.9% and significantly below-average test scores, with only 1.5% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 10.8% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school also has a relatively high percentage (70.1%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a low-income student population.
Despite the higher-than-average spending per student of $23,034, the school's academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting that simply spending more money may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The district and school leadership will need to address a variety of factors, such as chronic absenteeism, socioeconomic challenges, and instructional quality, in order to improve student performance and outcomes at Eldorado High School.
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