Summary:
Galesburg CUSD 205 is a school district in Illinois that serves the city of Galesburg and the surrounding area. The district has only one high school, Galesburg Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with below-average performance on key metrics such as graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic proficiency on standardized tests.
Galesburg Senior High School has been ranked between 360 and 443 out of 699-697 Illinois high schools over the past 3 school years, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year is 85.4%, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for 2023-2024 is 2.7%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for 2023-2024 is 35.5%, significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Galesburg Senior High School's proficiency rates on the SAT, ISA, and IAR assessments in both Math and English Language Arts have been consistently below the state averages. The school's proficiency rate on the ISA Science assessment for 2022-2023 was also significantly lower than the state average. These performance issues may be related to the school's high percentage of students (68.05%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the higher-than-average per-student spending, the school's resources do not appear to be effectively utilized to improve student outcomes, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and strategies to address the areas of underperformance.
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