Summary:
Marissa CUSD 40 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Marissa Junior & Senior High School. This school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking and performance rating over the past few years, ranging from 347 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 462 out of 697 in 2023-2024, and from 3 stars out of 5 to 2 stars out of 5 on the SchoolDigger rating system.
Academically, Marissa Junior & Senior High School generally performs below the state averages in both mathematics and English language arts (ELA) across various grade levels and assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 11th-grade students scored 18.6% proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 26.1%, and 7% proficient or better in SAT ELA, compared to the state average of 31.1%. However, the school's performance in science, as measured by the ISA assessment, is closer to the state average, with 47.6% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024.
The school also faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 62.69% in 2022-2023, and has a per-student spending of $16,943, which is higher than the state average. These demographic and financial factors may be contributing to the academic challenges the school is facing.
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