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Argenta-Oreana High School

Summary:

Argenta-Oreana High School is a public high school located in Argenta, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 285 students. The school is part of the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 526 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argenta-Oreana High School has had a relatively stable 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.7% to 93.2% over the past 5 years, which is generally higher than the nearby Warrensburg-Latham High School (89.5%) and Clinton High School (79.3%), but lower than the top-performing Monticello High School (98.1%). However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.4% in 2019-2020 to 33.4% in 2020-2021, which is much higher than the nearby Warrensburg-Latham High School (20.4%) and Monticello High School (26.7%).

Argenta-Oreana High School's test scores lag behind the state and nearby high-performing schools. In 2023-2024, only 10.6% of 11th graders were proficient or better in SAT Math, compared to 26.1% statewide and 22.7% at Monticello High School. Similarly, only 18.2% were proficient or better in SAT ELA, compared to 31.1% statewide and 34.8% at Monticello. The school has a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 51.58% qualifying for free/reduced lunch in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the nearby Warrensburg-Latham High School (36.67%) and Monticello High School (unknown). However, Argenta-Oreana's low-SES students perform relatively well, ranking 183 out of 639 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024, suggesting the school is effectively supporting this population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 500 N Main St
       Argenta, IL  62501-6037

(217) 795-4821

District: Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
454th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,286 Help


Feeder schools for Argenta-Oreana High School:

Elementary:    Argenta-Oreana Elementary School
Middle:    Argenta-Oreana Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.0 Help
Number of students:  285

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.2%
Two or more races:
7.0%
African American:
4.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  51.6% Help


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Compare Details Argenta-Oreana High School ranks worse than 65.1% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.78. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Argenta-Oreana High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Argenta-Oreana High School is $13,286.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Argenta-Oreana High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Argenta-Oreana High School 454th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Argenta-Oreana High School in the ranking list.)

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Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 526th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Argenta-Oreana High School

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Rank History for all students at Argenta-Oreana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 64.01 217th 586 63.0%
2004 50.46 353rd 592 40.4%
2005 42.90 397th 590 32.7%
2006 31.78 457th 596 23.3%
2007 61.59 248th 612 59.5%
2008 53.98 332nd 624 46.8%
2009 47.58 379th 632 40.0%
2010 58.44 302nd 643 53.0%
2011 56.97 319th 655 51.3%
2012 47.68 398th 665 40.2%
2013 58.00 324th 670 51.6%
2014 54.68 326th 670 51.3%
2015 35.56 376th 614 38.8%
2016 37.93 408th 643 36.5%
2017 52.80 289th 642 55.0%
2018 44.63 365th 647 43.6%
2019 51.35 317th 701 54.8%
2021 38.46 406th 688 41.0%
2022 32.23 477th 699 31.8%
2023 24.64 534th 699 23.6%
2024 32.78 454th 697 34.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Argenta-Oreana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.25 405th 585 30.8%
2019 37.95 401st 639 37.2%
2021 52.07 236th 611 61.4%
2022 61.24 183rd 626 70.8%
2023 19.26 542nd 644 15.8%
2024 62.12 183rd 639 71.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Argenta-Oreana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.68 339th 620 45.3%
2019 52.87 305th 665 54.1%
2021 33.85 395th 639 38.2%
2022 29.00 476th 658 27.7%
2023 23.84 495th 656 24.5%
2024 46.29 318th 664 52.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Argenta-Oreana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.12 372nd 619 39.9%
2019 47.43 332nd 675 50.8%
2021 40.30 363rd 653 44.4%
2022 35.09 440th 664 33.7%
2023 24.68 513th 668 23.2%
2024 21.11 526th 668 21.3%
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Rank History for White students at Argenta-Oreana High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.44 366th 548 33.2%
2019 35.47 346th 552 37.3%
2021 27.90 394th 553 28.8%
2022 17.82 490th 560 12.5%
2023 15.63 510th 557 8.4%
2024 18.91 467th 554 15.7%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Argenta-Oreana High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 370 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 376
1990 349 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 357
1991 359 10 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1992 335 7 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 342
1993 336 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1994 364 9 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1995 355 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1996 355 14 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1997 331 20 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1998 316 15 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 333
1999 316 18 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2000 307 14 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 324
2001 307 9 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 318
2002 280 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2003 280 15 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2004 290 13 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 304
2005 284 14 2 1 0 n/a n/a 1 302
2006 284 6 4 0 0 n/a n/a 6 300
2007 298 10 6 3 1 n/a n/a 8 326
2008 272 10 1 5 1 n/a n/a 7 296
2009 281 8 3 3 2 n/a n/a 8 305
2010 280 6 1 3 2 n/a n/a 13 305
2011 298 8 0 5 0 1 13 0 325
2012 284 6 0 4 2 1 19 0 316
2013 256 15 0 8 2 0 15 0 296
2014 256 19 1 8 2 0 21 0 307
2015 253 13 4 9 1 0 11 0 291
2016 258 9 2 8 1 0 8 0 286
2017 253 12 1 9 1 0 9 0 285
2018 250 12 0 9 1 2 10 0 284
2019 243 12 1 5 2 3 14 0 280
2020 216 11 3 6 0 2 14 0 252
2021 242 11 4 5 0 2 18 0 282
2022 229 10 4 9 0 1 20 0 273
2023 240 12 4 9 0 0 20 0 285

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 Argenta-Oreana High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 376 22.8 16.4 n/a
1990 357 22.9 15.5 n/a
1991 369 22.8 16.1 n/a
1992 342 18.6 18.3 n/a
1993 344 18.0 19.1 n/a
1994 373 19.0 19.6 n/a
1995 369 21.5 17.2 n/a
1996 369 21.5 17.2 n/a
1997 351 20.3 17.3 n/a
1998 333 21.0 15.9 n/a
1999 336 23.0 14.6 n/a
2000 324 24.0 13.5 n/a
2001 318 24.0 13.3 n/a
2002 296 22.0 13.5 11.5
2003 296 22.0 13.5 11.5
2004 304 22.0 13.8 13.5
2005 302 22.0 13.7 17.9
2006 300 20.0 15.0 21.1
2007 326 22.0 14.8 22.6
2008 296 22.0 13.5 24.9
2009 305 21.1 14.5 23.6
2010 305 21.0 14.5 31.8
2011 325 17.0 19.1 31.1
2012 316 20.0 15.8 28.2
2013 296 22.0 13.4 31.1
2014 307 19.0 16.1 34.2
2015 291 24.0 12.1 38.1
2016 286 21.0 13.6 39.9
2017 285 20.3 14.0 39.3
2018 284 22.0 12.9 43
2019 280 20.9 13.3 37.1
2020 252 21.1 11.9 43.3
2021 282 n/a n/a n/a
2022 273 18.8 14.5 49.5
2023 285 20.3 14.0 51.6

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 Argenta-Oreana High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 376 22.8 16.4 n/a
1990 357 22.9 15.5 n/a
1991 369 22.8 16.1 n/a
1992 342 18.6 18.3 n/a
1993 344 18.0 19.1 n/a
1994 373 19.0 19.6 n/a
1995 369 21.5 17.2 n/a
1996 369 21.5 17.2 n/a
1997 351 20.3 17.3 n/a
1998 333 21.0 15.9 n/a
1999 336 23.0 14.6 n/a
2000 324 24.0 13.5 n/a
2001 318 24.0 13.3 n/a
2002 296 22.0 13.5 11.5
2003 296 22.0 13.5 11.5
2004 304 22.0 13.8 13.5
2005 302 22.0 13.7 17.9
2006 300 20.0 15.0 21.1
2007 326 22.0 14.8 22.6
2008 296 22.0 13.5 24.9
2009 305 21.1 14.5 23.6
2010 305 21.0 14.5 31.8
2011 325 17.0 19.1 31.1
2012 316 20.0 15.8 28.2
2013 296 22.0 13.4 31.1
2014 307 19.0 16.1 34.2
2015 291 24.0 12.1 38.1
2016 286 21.0 13.6 39.9
2017 285 20.3 14.0 39.3
2018 284 22.0 12.9 43
2019 280 20.9 13.3 37.1
2020 252 21.1 11.9 43.3
2021 282 n/a n/a n/a
2022 273 18.8 14.5 49.5
2023 285 20.3 14.0 51.6

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
2015100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.3%100.0%
201699.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.6%98.6%18.2%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.3%100.0%23.1%
2018100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%25.1%
2019100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.7%100.0%100.0%47.8%
202199.6%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.9%99.6%100.0%98.6%
202298.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.5%99.3%99.3%98.2%
202398.6%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.6%98.9%98.9%98.9%
202499.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%98.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Argenta-Oreana High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $9,860 (100.0%) $9,860
2020 $72 (0.8%) $8,633 (99.2%) $8,706
2021 $93 (0.9%) $10,510 (99.1%) $10,602
2022 $93 (0.9%) $10,510 (99.1%) $10,602
2023 $01 (0.0%) $15,046 (100.0%) $15,047
2024 $351 (2.6%) $12,935 (97.4%) $13,286

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Argenta-Oreana High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 317th of 701 High schoolsRanks 534th of 699 High schools
 31.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Argenta-Oreana High School)16.76.8
 9.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1)16.76.8
 9.9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)34.826.7
 8.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Argenta-Oreana High School)36.422
 14.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1)36.422
 14.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.731.6
 5.1%
End of Course Science (Argenta-Oreana High School)34.514.3
 20.2%
   End of Course Science (Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1)34.514.3
 20.2%
   End of Course Science (Illinois)36.452.2
 15.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students280285
 1.8%
African American1212
American Indian20
 100%
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic59
 80%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White243240
 1.2%
Two or More Races1420
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.1%51.6%
 14.4%

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Argenta-Oreana High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Argenta-Oreana Elementary School
Middle : Argenta-Oreana Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 285 students attended Argenta-Oreana High School.

Students at Argenta-Oreana High School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Argenta-Oreana High School ranks 454th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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