Summary:
Frankfort CUSD 168, a school district in Illinois, has only one middle school serving grades 6-8 - Central Junior High School. This school has seen a concerning decline in its statewide ranking and performance over the past three years, with proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling significantly below state averages.
Central Junior High School's statewide ranking has dropped from 685 out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 919 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, accompanied by a decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2 stars. The school's proficiency rates in ELA (31.4%) and Mathematics (12%) are well below the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. Additionally, the school's Science proficiency rate of 36.5% is lower than the state average of 53.2%.
While the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $14,783 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (54.34%). The data suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation and implement targeted interventions to address the academic and socioeconomic needs of its students and improve overall performance.
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