Summary:
Harvard CUSD 50 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Harvard High School. The school serves students in grades 9-12 and faces significant challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and demographic and financial factors.
Harvard High School has consistently underperformed the state average in key academic metrics, with only 1.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate is 80.9%, which is below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 33.2%, significantly higher than the state average. These factors suggest the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students.
The school serves a relatively low-income student population, with 39.95% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This, combined with the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,901, suggests the school may be facing significant financial and resource challenges in addressing its academic and student engagement issues. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve the educational outcomes for the school's students.
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