Summary:
The Sandoval CUSD 501 school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Sandoval Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. The school is performing significantly below average compared to other middle schools in the state, ranking 1225 out of 1363 Illinois middle schools for the 2023-2024 school year and earning a low 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Sandoval Junior High School struggles with low academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all falling well below state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.0% and a high percentage of students (83.67%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic challenges faced by the student population.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,008 for the 2022-2023 school year, the combination of low academic achievement, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic disadvantage suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Sandoval Junior High School. The school's performance is consistently lower than both the Sandoval CUSD 501 district and the state of Illinois across various metrics, indicating the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and resources to identify areas for improvement.
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