Summary:
The Tri Point CUSD 6-J school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 594 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 to 1,009 out of 1,369 in 2021-2022.
Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary's academic performance is mixed compared to state and district averages. In 2023-2024, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate for all grades (50%) was higher than the district (40.1%) and state (41.2%) averages, but its Mathematics proficiency rate (41.9%) was higher than the state average (28.4%) but lower than the district average (37.7%). The school's Science proficiency rate (58.3%) was also higher than the state average (53.2%) but lower than the district average (62.2%).
The school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 93.79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Despite this, the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $19,036, which is higher than the national average, and the student-teacher ratio is 11.1, which is lower than the national average. These resource allocations suggest that the district is investing heavily in Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary, but the school's fluctuating performance indicates that further investigation may be needed to understand how these resources are being utilized to drive student outcomes.
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