Summary:
Oblong CUSD 4 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Oblong. The district has just one high school, Oblong High School, which serves grades 9-12. While Oblong High School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 249th and 334th out of around 700 high schools in recent years, indicating it is performing around the middle of the pack in Illinois.
Oblong High School's graduation rate of 84.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 11.4% is higher than the state average. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with 24.1% of students chronically absent. Academically, Oblong High School's test scores are generally below state averages, with only 23% of students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 18% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts. However, the school performs better in science, with 66.7% of students proficient or better on the ISA Science assessment, compared to the state average of 53.2%.
Despite these challenges, Oblong High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which is better than the state average. The Oblong CUSD 4 district also spends slightly more per student than the state average, at $14,545 per student. While Oblong High School may not be a standout school in Illinois, the district's investment in its students and the school's strengths in science suggest that there is potential for improvement in the future.
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