Summary:
Herrin CUSD 4 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single high school, Herrin High School. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 161 out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 338 out of 699 in 2022-2023. While the school has a strong four-year graduation rate of 90.0%, it also has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 3.2% and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 29.1%.
Academically, Herrin High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests are mixed. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate of 37.8% was significantly above the state average of 31.1%, but its Mathematics proficiency rate of 24.4% was slightly below the state average of 26.1%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 33.3% was also below the district average of 55.2% and the state average of 53.2%.
The school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.19% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's per-student spending is above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 14.1 is relatively low, which may contribute to its academic performance. Overall, Herrin CUSD 4 and Herrin High School face a mix of strengths and challenges, with the school's fluctuating performance and high chronic absenteeism rate being areas of concern that the district should address.
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