Is Argo Community High School a good school?

Argo Community High School ranks 404 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Argo Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,841 students attended Argo Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Argo Community High School?

Students at Argo Community High School are 54% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Argo Community High School?

Argo Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Bridgeview Elementary School Elementary : Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School Elementary : Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School Elementary : George T Wilkins Elementary School Elementary : Otis P Graves Elementary School Elementary : Robina Lyle Elementary School Elementary : W W Walker Elementary School Elementary : Walsh Elementary School Middle : Geo T Wilkins Junior High School Middle : Heritage Middle School

Argo Community High School

Summary:

Argo Community High School is a public high school located in Summit, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,924 students. The school is part of the Argo CHSD 217 district, which is ranked 596 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argo Community High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests, with only 16.6% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 17.2% in SAT English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate of 85.3% is also lower than the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.8% is significantly higher. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Lyons Township High School, which has much higher academic achievement and graduation rates, Argo Community High School's performance is significantly worse.

Argo Community High School's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.05% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to the school's challenges. The school's performance also varies significantly among different student subgroups, with relatively better performance for African American and Hispanic students but struggles for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Despite spending $20,139 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes suggest that it may need to re-evaluate how it allocates its resources to better support student learning and engagement.

Detail:

Public 9-12

7329 W 63rd St
Summit, IL 60501-1817

(708) 728-3200

District: Argo CHSD 217

SchoolDigger Rank:
404^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,211

Feeder schools for Argo Community High School:

Elementary:	Bridgeview Elementary School
	Dr Donald Wharton Elementary School
	Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School
	George T Wilkins Elementary School
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	Otis P Graves Elementary School
	Robina Lyle Elementary School
	W W Walker Elementary School
	Walsh Elementary School
Middle:	Geo T Wilkins Junior High School
	Heritage Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 1,841

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

White:

32.4%

African American:

10.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 68.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Argo Community High School ranks worse than 58% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.48. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Argo Community 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: Hispanic (54.1%), White (32.4%), African American (10%). (See more...)

Compare Details 68.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Argo Community High School is 14.8. (See more...)

Compare Argo Community High School employs 124.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Argo Community High School is $24,211.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Argo Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Argo Community High School 404^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Argo Community High School in the ranking list.)

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Argo CHSD 217:

SchoolDigger ranks Argo CHSD 217 596^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Argo Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.11	423^rd	586	27.8%
2004	41.11	417^th	592	29.6%
2005	49.04	347^th	590	41.2%
2006	44.05	390^th	596	34.6%
2007	48.72	361^st	612	41.0%
2008	33.47	464^th	624	25.6%
2009	41.34	423^rd	632	33.1%
2010	38.87	458^th	643	28.8%
2011	30.31	490^th	655	25.2%
2012	36.09	487^th	665	26.8%
2013	30.69	501^st	670	25.2%
2014	37.86	452^nd	670	32.5%
2015	41.90	335^th	614	45.4%
2016	25.71	501^st	643	22.1%
2017	30.32	467^th	642	27.3%
2018	41.82	395^th	647	38.9%
2019	57.08	270^th	701	61.5%
2021	43.87	350^th	688	49.1%
2022	43.27	395^th	699	43.5%
2023	38.11	442^nd	699	36.8%
2024	38.48	404^th	697	42.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.93	142^nd	154	7.8%
2019	36.84	98^th	165	40.6%
2021	18.79	127^th	160	20.6%
2022	24.81	125^th	170	26.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.32	81^st	151	46.4%
2019	55.43	38^th	183	79.2%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	29.12	170^th	205	17.1%
2023	28.43	179^th	217	17.5%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.28	212^th	374	43.3%
2019	35.99	251^st	473	46.9%
2021	32.77	256^th	453	43.5%
2022	40.21	224^th	493	54.6%
2023	35.43	253^rd	476	46.8%
2024	24.53	358^th	482	25.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.31	205^th	585	65.0%
2019	73.13	100^th	639	84.4%
2021	64.67	141^st	611	76.9%
2022	65.23	160^th	626	74.4%
2023	46.04	332^nd	644	48.4%
2024	48.61	289^th	639	54.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.39	295^th	620	52.4%
2019	55.07	272^nd	665	59.1%
2021	46.19	322^nd	639	49.6%
2022	45.44	360^th	658	45.3%
2023	45.12	353^rd	656	46.2%
2024	43.83	337^th	664	49.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.28	256^th	428	40.2%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.74	429^th	619	30.7%
2019	57.56	240^th	675	64.4%
2021	38.72	377^th	653	42.3%
2022	39.91	400^th	664	39.8%
2023	30.25	472^nd	668	29.3%
2024	32.22	437^th	668	34.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.36	99^th	132	25.0%
2024	45.39	80^th	137	41.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.24	82^nd	253	67.6%
2019	54.46	98^th	299	67.2%
2021	40.10	135^th	281	52.0%
2022	60.79	73^rd	294	75.2%
2023	69.03	55^th	301	81.7%
2024	48.54	106^th	299	64.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.73	141^st	291	51.5%
2019	58.72	102^nd	317	67.8%
2021	42.93	149^th	317	53.0%
2022	47.87	156^th	335	53.4%
2023	36.61	205^th	333	38.4%
2024	42.54	166^th	336	50.6%

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Rank History for White students at Argo Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.44	321^st	548	41.4%
2019	55.52	200^th	552	63.8%
2021	51.95	220^th	553	60.2%
2022	39.56	332^nd	560	40.7%
2023	31.17	389^th	557	30.2%
2024	31.62	363^rd	554	34.5%

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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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Sunday, August 21, 2022

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Enrollment information for Argo Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1078	214	24	194	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1510
1989	1026	190	31	233	1	n/a	n/a	0	1481
1990	1008	166	31	237	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1442
1991	1012	153	32	258	0	n/a	n/a	0	1455
1992	983	163	29	279	1	n/a	n/a	0	1455
1993	976	174	19	285	0	n/a	n/a	0	1454
1994	957	197	10	316	1	n/a	n/a	0	1481
1995	901	223	9	352	1	n/a	n/a	0	1486
1996	901	223	9	352	1	n/a	n/a	0	1486
1997	882	216	12	387	4	n/a	n/a	0	1501
1998	835	197	13	394	5	n/a	n/a	0	1444
1999	849	196	13	373	2	n/a	n/a	0	1433
2000	924	192	14	405	2	n/a	n/a	0	1537
2001	904	179	13	465	1	n/a	n/a	0	1562
2002	1010	216	6	495	2	n/a	n/a	0	1729
2003	1010	216	6	495	2	n/a	n/a	0	1729
2004	950	219	8	508	2	n/a	n/a	0	1687
2005	930	226	21	513	5	n/a	n/a	83	1778
2006	883	243	27	519	1	n/a	n/a	71	1744
2007	859	251	32	551	1	n/a	n/a	72	1766
2008	844	284	26	578	21	n/a	n/a	61	1814
2009	853	297	25	622	20	n/a	n/a	43	1860
2010	825	264	20	617	16	n/a	n/a	31	1773
2011	783	270	20	654	7	1	13	0	1748
2012	769	281	19	698	6	1	13	0	1787
2013	726	253	23	725	7	3	16	0	1753
2014	686	270	38	765	3	1	28	0	1791
2015	661	253	33	784	3	1	26	0	1761
2016	639	257	32	746	2	0	54	0	1730
2017	703	243	40	747	12	1	85	0	1831
2018	643	233	34	961	2	2	34	0	1909
2019	654	224	35	882	8	0	120	0	1923
2020	620	218	28	1002	2	0	64	0	1934
2021	628	206	32	997	2	0	58	0	1923
2022	604	197	31	1056	3	0	52	0	1943
2023	612	185	43	1047	3	0	34	0	1924
2024	597	184	46	996	2	0	16	0	1841

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 Argo Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1510	85.0	17.7	n/a
1989	1481	78.6	18.8	n/a
1990	1442	78.6	18.3	n/a
1991	1455	78.4	18.5	n/a
1992	1455	83.5	17.4	n/a
1993	1454	84.1	17.3	n/a
1994	1481	84.2	17.6	n/a
1995	1486	87.4	17.0	n/a
1996	1486	87.4	17.0	n/a
1997	1501	86.7	17.3	n/a
1998	1444	86.4	16.7	n/a
1999	1433	88.6	16.2	n/a
2000	1537	88.0	17.5	n/a
2001	1562	88.8	17.6	n/a
2002	1729	97.8	17.7	35.8
2003	1729	97.8	17.7	35.8
2004	1687	98.8	17.1	39.1
2005	1778	100.8	17.6	41.1
2006	1744	98.8	17.7	46.3
2007	1766	102.0	17.3	47
2008	1814	92.0	19.7	50.7
2009	1860	101.9	18.3	53.3
2010	1773	106.5	16.6	56.9
2011	1748	110.6	15.7	60.9
2012	1787	104.0	17.1	63.6
2013	1753	107.2	16.3	63
2014	1791	99.6	17.9	64.8
2015	1761	109.0	16.1	64.5
2016	1730	118.0	14.6	60.6
2017	1831	124.9	14.6	41.5
2018	1909	123.5	15.4	65.4
2019	1923	123.6	15.5	64.1
2020	1934	124.5	15.5	62.5
2021	1923	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1943	120.0	16.1	47.9
2023	1924	128.8	14.9	67
2024	1841	124.3	14.8	68.3

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 Argo Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1510	85.0	17.7	n/a
1989	1481	78.6	18.8	n/a
1990	1442	78.6	18.3	n/a
1991	1455	78.4	18.5	n/a
1992	1455	83.5	17.4	n/a
1993	1454	84.1	17.3	n/a
1994	1481	84.2	17.6	n/a
1995	1486	87.4	17.0	n/a
1996	1486	87.4	17.0	n/a
1997	1501	86.7	17.3	n/a
1998	1444	86.4	16.7	n/a
1999	1433	88.6	16.2	n/a
2000	1537	88.0	17.5	n/a
2001	1562	88.8	17.6	n/a
2002	1729	97.8	17.7	35.8
2003	1729	97.8	17.7	35.8
2004	1687	98.8	17.1	39.1
2005	1778	100.8	17.6	41.1
2006	1744	98.8	17.7	46.3
2007	1766	102.0	17.3	47
2008	1814	92.0	19.7	50.7
2009	1860	101.9	18.3	53.3
2010	1773	106.5	16.6	56.9
2011	1748	110.6	15.7	60.9
2012	1787	104.0	17.1	63.6
2013	1753	107.2	16.3	63
2014	1791	99.6	17.9	64.8
2015	1761	109.0	16.1	64.5
2016	1730	118.0	14.6	60.6
2017	1831	124.9	14.6	41.5
2018	1909	123.5	15.4	65.4
2019	1923	123.6	15.5	64.1
2020	1934	124.5	15.5	62.5
2021	1923	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1943	120.0	16.1	47.9
2023	1924	128.8	14.9	67
2024	1841	124.3	14.8	68.3

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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