Summary:
Salt Fork Junior High School is a public middle school located in Sidell, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 186 students. The school is part of the Salt Fork CUSD 512 district, which is ranked 630 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Salt Fork Junior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 40.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 9.2%, significantly lower than the state's 28.4%. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.1% in 2019-2020 to 22.1% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students, White students, and students with special needs consistently underperforming.
When compared to nearby schools, such as St. Joseph Middle School, which is about 15 miles away, Salt Fork Junior High School generally underperforms. St. Joseph Middle School has consistently outperformed Salt Fork in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, with 72.3% and 50% proficiency rates, respectively, in 2023-2024. The declining performance of Salt Fork Junior High School, with its statewide ranking dropping from 420 out of 1,241 Illinois middle schools in 2020-2021 to 823 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, is concerning and suggests the need for a closer examination of the school's instructional practices, resource allocation, and support for struggling students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Salt Fork CUSD 512
SchoolDigger Rank:
823rd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,799
Students who attend Salt Fork Junior High School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Salt Fork Junior High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.1
Number of students: 186
Racial breakdown:
White:
91.9%
Hispanic:
3.2%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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African American:
1.1%
Asian:
1.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53.8%
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