Is Arcola High School a good school?

Arcola High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend Arcola High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 291 students attended Arcola High School.

What is the racial makeup of Arcola High School?

Students at Arcola High School are 49% White, 47% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Arcola High School?

Arcola High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Arcola Elementary School

Arcola High School

Summary:

Arcola High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Arcola, Illinois, with a total enrollment of 290 students. The school is part of the Arcola CUSD 306 district, which is ranked 723 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arcola High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with its ranking dropping from 271 out of 699 in 2021-2022 to 570 out of 697 in 2023-2024, indicating a declining performance trend. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for its Special Education students but struggling with its Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students. Arcola High School's proficiency rates in core academic subjects, such as SAT Mathematics and IAR English Language Arts and Mathematics, are significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.9% to 28.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Arcola High School to nearby schools, some interesting observations emerge. While Oakland High School has a higher statewide ranking and better performance in core academic subjects, Mattoon High School has similar performance challenges to Arcola High School. On the other hand, Villa Grove High School and Tuscola High School generally perform better than Arcola High School, with higher rankings, graduation rates, and proficiency levels. Understanding the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools could provide valuable insights for Arcola High School to improve its own performance.

Detail:

Public 7-12

351 W Washington St
Arcola, IL 61910-1120

(217) 268-4962

District: Arcola CUSD 306

SchoolDigger Rank:
570^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,121

Feeder schools for Arcola High School:

Elementary:

Arcola Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 291

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.5%

Hispanic:

47.4%

African American:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Arcola High School ranks worse than 64.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.35. (See more...)

Compare Details Arcola High School ranks worse than 81.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.03. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Arcola High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (49.5%), Hispanic (47.4%), African American (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Arcola High School is 10.7. (See more...)

Compare Arcola High School employs 27.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Arcola High School is $16,121.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Arcola High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcola High School 877^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Arcola High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcola High School 570^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Arcola High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

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White students:

Arcola CUSD 306:

SchoolDigger ranks Arcola CUSD 306 723^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Arcola High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.53	680^th	1185	42.6%
2004	66.69	447^th	1204	62.9%
2005	57.22	624^th	1209	48.4%
2006	57.60	629^th	1272	50.6%
2007	57.65	636^th	1287	50.6%
2008	28.91	1002^nd	1293	22.5%
2009	18.45	1113^th	1318	15.6%
2010	29.83	1024^th	1327	22.8%
2011	42.50	889^th	1344	33.9%
2012	47.92	826^th	1365	39.5%
2013	41.91	824^th	1367	39.7%
2014	39.26	834^th	1322	36.9%
2015	19.93	1078^th	1302	17.2%
2016	36.30	786^th	1294	39.3%
2017	33.42	844^th	1293	34.7%
2018	33.66	828^th	1293	36.0%
2019	43.16	720^th	1356	46.9%
2021	26.82	888^th	1241	28.4%
2022	38.63	772^nd	1369	43.6%
2023	33.26	874^th	1367	36.1%
2024	31.35	877^th	1363	35.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.01	836^th	1161	28.0%
2019	44.75	637^th	1217	47.7%
2021	25.53	819^th	1019	19.6%
2022	31.08	863^rd	1221	29.3%
2023	27.29	940^th	1234	23.8%
2024	29.38	873^rd	1219	28.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.70	653^rd	1226	46.7%
2019	51.80	570^th	1276	55.3%
2021	30.60	689^th	1017	32.3%
2022	40.36	707^th	1286	45.0%
2023	32.43	820^th	1275	35.7%
2024	30.58	847^th	1251	32.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.61	927^th	1223	24.2%
2019	35.54	791^st	1296	39.0%
2021	20.92	866^th	1048	17.4%
2022	38.91	715^th	1286	44.4%
2023	34.66	800^th	1292	38.1%
2024	32.57	780^th	1264	38.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.10	500^th	590	15.3%
2019	50.17	284^th	639	55.6%
2021	18.70	480^th	517	7.2%
2022	23.56	555^th	662	16.2%
2023	21.05	575^th	661	13.0%
2024	31.06	447^th	643	30.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.41	696^th	889	21.7%
2019	21.16	755^th	905	16.6%
2021	23.77	640^th	813	21.3%
2022	37.09	545^th	898	39.3%
2023	28.48	665^th	895	25.7%
2024	18.08	753^rd	875	13.9%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Arcola High School

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Rank History for all high school students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.46	137^th	586	76.6%
2004	59.16	258^th	592	56.4%
2005	35.24	455^th	590	22.9%
2006	70.41	163^rd	596	72.7%
2007	34.16	456^th	612	25.5%
2008	47.90	375^th	624	39.9%
2009	25.50	508^th	632	19.6%
2010	35.53	481^st	643	25.2%
2011	38.82	451^st	655	31.1%
2012	31.80	503^rd	665	24.4%
2013	40.37	437^th	670	34.8%
2014	28.68	511^th	670	23.7%
2015	32.63	406^th	614	33.9%
2016	23.80	508^th	643	21.0%
2017	33.64	449^th	642	30.1%
2018	39.04	419^th	647	35.2%
2019	37.92	445^th	701	36.5%
2021	25.90	507^th	688	26.3%
2022	57.76	271^st	699	61.2%
2023	42.54	406^th	699	41.9%
2024	18.03	570^th	697	18.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	67.56	63^rd	493	87.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.94	408^th	585	30.3%
2019	23.61	511^th	639	20.0%
2021	28.36	457^th	611	25.2%
2022	71.73	116^th	626	81.5%
2023	69.34	129^th	644	80.0%
2024	12.16	609^th	639	4.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.67	450^th	620	27.4%
2019	24.80	504^th	665	24.2%
2021	26.10	462^nd	639	27.7%
2022	62.95	229^th	658	65.2%
2023	40.57	400^th	656	39.0%
2024	13.85	589^th	664	11.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.97	330^th	619	46.7%
2019	52.82	278^th	675	58.8%
2021	24.91	485^th	653	25.7%
2022	49.17	330^th	664	50.3%
2023	43.86	361^st	668	46.0%
2024	23.95	488^th	668	26.9%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.10	192^nd	291	34.0%
2019	21.54	258^th	317	18.6%
2021	16.60	291^st	317	8.2%
2022	56.22	121^st	335	63.9%
2023	57.44	106^th	333	68.2%
2024	11.57	325^th	336	3.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at Arcola High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.40	340^th	548	38.0%
2019	42.14	278^th	552	49.6%
2021	25.62	411^th	553	25.7%
2022	50.53	254^th	560	54.6%
2023	21.98	472^nd	557	15.3%
2024	20.57	452^nd	554	18.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Arcola High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	193	1	1	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	206
1989	192	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	201
1990	197	n/a	n/a	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	211
1991	208	0	1	12	0	n/a	n/a	221
1992	290	0	3	23	0	n/a	n/a	316
1993	299	0	0	26	0	n/a	n/a	325
1994	281	0	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	309
1995	292	0	3	39	0	n/a	n/a	334
1996	292	0	3	39	0	n/a	n/a	334
1997	281	0	5	43	0	n/a	n/a	329
1998	293	0	4	43	0	n/a	n/a	340
1999	265	0	4	48	0	n/a	n/a	317
2000	283	0	5	42	0	n/a	n/a	330
2001	277	0	5	52	0	n/a	n/a	334
2002	138	1	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	201
2003	138	1	3	59	0	n/a	n/a	201
2004	251	0	3	61	0	n/a	n/a	315
2005	230	0	5	77	0	n/a	n/a	312
2006	221	0	1	81	0	n/a	n/a	303
2007	206	0	1	90	0	n/a	n/a	297
2008	203	0	2	107	0	n/a	n/a	312
2009	191	0	2	117	0	n/a	n/a	310
2010	175	1	3	126	0	n/a	n/a	305
2011	183	1	2	130	0	0	2	318
2012	184	3	4	133	0	0	5	329
2013	169	0	3	120	0	0	14	306
2014	161	0	3	125	0	0	13	302
2015	169	0	3	135	0	0	19	326
2016	183	0	3	132	0	0	18	336
2017	197	1	2	145	0	0	1	346
2018	186	1	2	150	0	0	1	340
2019	176	2	2	150	0	1	1	332
2020	164	3	2	142	0	0	2	313
2021	175	4	3	141	0	0	1	324
2022	157	3	2	144	0	0	1	307
2023	150	6	1	132	0	0	1	290
2024	144	6	1	138	0	0	2	291

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Arcola High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	206	15.4	13.3	n/a
1989	201	14.7	13.6	n/a
1990	211	14.7	14.3	n/a
1991	221	14.2	15.5	n/a
1992	316	20.5	15.4	n/a
1993	325	20.5	15.9	n/a
1994	309	21.5	14.4	n/a
1995	334	20.1	16.6	n/a
1996	334	20.1	16.6	n/a
1997	329	23.0	14.3	n/a
1998	340	23.0	14.8	n/a
1999	317	24.0	13.2	n/a
2000	330	24.5	13.5	n/a
2001	334	25.0	13.4	n/a
2002	201	26.0	7.7	30.3
2003	201	26.0	7.7	30.3
2004	315	24.5	12.9	15.6
2005	312	23.0	13.6	11.9
2006	303	19.0	15.9	16.2
2007	297	32.0	9.3	17.5
2008	312	18.0	17.3	28.5
2009	310	17.5	17.7	29.7
2010	305	20.5	14.8	33.1
2011	318	22.0	14.4	29.2
2012	329	22.5	14.6	33.1
2013	306	n/a	n/a	37.9
2014	302	25.5	11.8	44
2015	326	25.0	13.0	50.6
2016	336	24.0	14.0	36.6
2017	346	24.5	14.1	37.3
2018	340	24.3	13.9	48.5
2019	332	26.4	12.5	47
2020	313	27.6	11.3	39.9
2021	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	307	24.1	12.7	44.3
2023	290	25.7	11.2	54.5
2024	291	27.1	10.7	55.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Arcola High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	206	15.4	13.3	n/a
1989	201	14.7	13.6	n/a
1990	211	14.7	14.3	n/a
1991	221	14.2	15.5	n/a
1992	316	20.5	15.4	n/a
1993	325	20.5	15.9	n/a
1994	309	21.5	14.4	n/a
1995	334	20.1	16.6	n/a
1996	334	20.1	16.6	n/a
1997	329	23.0	14.3	n/a
1998	340	23.0	14.8	n/a
1999	317	24.0	13.2	n/a
2000	330	24.5	13.5	n/a
2001	334	25.0	13.4	n/a
2002	201	26.0	7.7	30.3
2003	201	26.0	7.7	30.3
2004	315	24.5	12.9	15.6
2005	312	23.0	13.6	11.9
2006	303	19.0	15.9	16.2
2007	297	32.0	9.3	17.5
2008	312	18.0	17.3	28.5
2009	310	17.5	17.7	29.7
2010	305	20.5	14.8	33.1
2011	318	22.0	14.4	29.2
2012	329	22.5	14.6	33.1
2013	306	n/a	n/a	37.9
2014	302	25.5	11.8	44
2015	326	25.0	13.0	50.6
2016	336	24.0	14.0	36.6
2017	346	24.5	14.1	37.3
2018	340	24.3	13.9	48.5
2019	332	26.4	12.5	47
2020	313	27.6	11.3	39.9
2021	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	307	24.1	12.7	44.3
2023	290	25.7	11.2	54.5
2024	291	27.1	10.7	55.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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