Summary:
The Wabash CUSD 348 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Mt Carmel Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 202 students. The school's performance is significantly below the state average, ranking in the bottom 20% of Illinois middle schools in the 2023-2024 school year.
Mt Carmel Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are particularly low, with only 24.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 5.5% proficient or better in Math across all grades. The school's 8th-grade performance is even more concerning, with only 20.2% proficient or better in ELA and 2.9% in Math, compared to state averages of 49.9% and 28.1% respectively. While the school's Science proficiency rate of 49.5% is closer to the state average of 53.2%, it still lags behind.
The school's high rate of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 49.5%, indicates a relatively high-need student population. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the top 45% of Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to the bottom 20% in 2023-2024. This concerning trend suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Mt Carmel Junior High School.
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