Summary:
The Rock Island School District 41 in Illinois is home to two middle schools: Washington Junior High School and Edison Junior High School. Both schools are struggling, with consistently low academic performance and rankings compared to state averages.
According to the data, neither Washington Junior High School nor Edison Junior High School stand out as high-performing institutions. Both schools rank in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools, with 1-star ratings. Their students perform significantly below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across all grade levels. For example, the ELA proficiency rate at Washington Junior High is 24.7%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, while Edison Junior High's rate is even lower at 15.7%.
The data also reveals concerning trends, such as high chronic absenteeism rates (36.5% at Washington Junior High and 42.2% at Edison Junior High) and declining academic performance over the past few years. Despite higher spending per student at Washington Junior High, the school's metrics are not significantly better than Edison Junior High, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes in the district.
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