High Schools in Winchester CUSD 1

Winchester CUSD 1 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Winchester High School. The school serves grades 9-12 and has an enrollment of 165 students. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 316 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 489 out of 697 in 2023-2024.

Winchester High School's performance on standardized tests is well below the state average, with only 11.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 13% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school's science proficiency rate, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment, is closer to the state average at 50% proficient or better, but the school's four-year graduation rate of 90.6% is slightly below the state average.

Additionally, Winchester High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 26.3%, which could be a contributing factor to the school's declining academic performance. Despite the school's small class sizes, the data suggests that there may be other factors, such as resource allocation or instructional practices, that are impacting the school's ability to effectively support student learning and improve outcomes.