Summary:
La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120 is a school district in Illinois that serves one public high school, La Salle-Peru Township High School. The school serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 1,198 students. While the school has fluctuated in its state ranking over the past few years, it currently ranks 352 out of 697 Illinois high schools with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, La Salle-Peru Township High School's performance on standardized tests is generally below the statewide averages in both mathematics and English language arts. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 13.2% in SAT Mathematics (compared to 26.1% statewide) and 26.0% in SAT English Language Arts (compared to 31.1% statewide). The school's four-year graduation rate is 84.6%, and its dropout rate is 2.4%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.0%, which may be contributing to its academic challenges.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as the school has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 43.16%, indicating a significant population of students from low-income households. The per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $18,574, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.2. Addressing these socioeconomic factors and improving academic performance could be key focus areas for La Salle-Peru Township HSD 120 to provide a better educational experience for its students.
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