Summary:
There is only one high school located in the Northwestern CUSD 2 district in Illinois, which serves grades 9-12. Northwestern High School has an enrollment of 89 students and faces some challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance, despite the school's relatively high resource allocation.
Northwestern High School has a statewide ranking of 343 out of 697 Illinois high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate is 80.8%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is 9.5%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4%, significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Northwestern High School's performance is mixed. While the school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is significantly higher than the state average, its performance on the SAT Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments is lower than the state average. The school also serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as 62.92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the state average. Despite the high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the school's overall performance suggests that further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve outcomes.
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