Is Delavan High School a good school?

Delavan High School ranks 368 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Delavan High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 125 students attended Delavan High School.

What is the racial makeup of Delavan High School?

Students at Delavan High School are 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What schools feed into Delavan High School?

Delavan High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Delavan Elementary School Middle : Delavan Junior High School

Delavan High School

Summary:

Delavan High School is a public high school located in Delavan, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 125 students. The school is part of the Delavan CUSD 703 district, which is ranked 652 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Delavan High School has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 72.0% in 2022-2023 to 87.2% in 2021-2022, which is lower than the nearby high-performing schools like Morton High School (94.0%) and Dee-Mack High School (93.7%). The school's test scores are also generally lower than the state and nearby school averages, with only 16.7% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 21.4% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. Additionally, Delavan High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.0% in 2023-2024 to 25.4% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Morton High School (20.2%) and Dee-Mack High School (18.3%).

Delavan High School's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 41.6% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, may be contributing to its academic challenges. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, such as Morton High School (12.63%) and Dee-Mack High School (22.18%). To improve the school's outcomes, it may be beneficial to learn from the practices of these higher-performing schools and implement targeted strategies to address the specific needs of Delavan High School's student population.

Detail:

Public 9-12

907 Locust St
Delavan, IL 61734-9327

(309) 244-8285

District: Delavan CUSD 703

SchoolDigger Rank:
368^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,025

Feeder schools for Delavan High School:

Elementary:	Delavan Elementary School
Middle:	Delavan Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.1

Number of students: 125

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.8%

Hispanic:

4.0%

African American:

2.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Delavan High School ranks worse than 52.8% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.45. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Delavan 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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Delavan High School is $14,025.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Delavan High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Delavan High School 368^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Delavan High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Delavan CUSD 703:

SchoolDigger ranks Delavan CUSD 703 652^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Delavan High School

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Rank History for all students at Delavan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	82.19	74^th	586	87.4%
2004	68.72	186^th	592	68.6%
2005	57.22	286^th	590	51.5%
2006	76.92	117^th	596	80.4%
2007	76.19	131^st	612	78.6%
2009	71.13	185^th	632	70.7%
2010	58.86	299^th	643	53.5%
2011	65.14	253^rd	655	61.4%
2012	59.34	300^th	665	54.9%
2013	66.34	248^th	670	63.0%
2014	60.67	280^th	670	58.2%
2015	61.47	200^th	614	67.4%
2016	34.78	434^th	643	32.5%
2017	42.92	372^nd	642	42.1%
2018	69.21	177^th	647	72.6%
2019	70.26	162^nd	701	76.9%
2021	57.21	240^th	688	65.1%
2022	26.24	521^st	699	25.5%
2023	68.12	178^th	699	74.5%
2024	43.45	368^th	697	47.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Delavan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	13.77	578^th	626	7.7%
2024	24.76	487^th	639	23.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Delavan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.57	206^th	620	66.8%
2019	75.49	131^st	665	80.3%
2021	50.57	282^nd	639	55.9%
2022	29.97	469^th	658	28.7%
2023	63.62	211^th	656	67.8%
2024	53.83	261^st	664	60.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Delavan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.19	132^nd	619	78.7%
2019	59.26	233^rd	675	65.5%
2021	61.24	212^th	653	67.5%
2023	68.57	164^th	668	75.4%
2024	32.68	429^th	668	35.8%

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Rank History for White students at Delavan High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.15	188^th	548	65.7%
2019	55.43	202^nd	552	63.4%
2021	37.37	315^th	553	43.0%
2022	10.10	537^th	560	4.1%
2023	51.99	233^rd	557	58.2%
2024	23.55	428^th	554	22.7%

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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.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Delavan High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	160	n/a	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	162
1990	156	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	157
1991	160	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	161
1992	153	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	154
1993	160	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	161
1994	177	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	178
1995	166	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	167
1996	166	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	167
1997	168	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	169
1998	170	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	171
1999	177	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	178
2000	153	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	153
2001	151	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	151
2002	151	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	153
2003	151	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	153
2004	0	2	0	1	151	n/a	n/a	154
2005	138	1	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	141
2006	147	0	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	149
2007	154	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	157
2008	149	2	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	153
2009	150	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	153
2010	140	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	142
2011	134	1	0	0	1	0	2	138
2012	150	1	2	0	1	0	0	154
2013	139	1	3	0	0	0	0	143
2014	128	1	3	1	0	0	0	133
2015	135	2	3	2	0	0	0	142
2016	130	2	1	3	0	0	0	136
2017	130	4	0	3	0	0	0	137
2018	128	3	0	5	0	0	1	137
2019	132	3	1	5	0	0	0	141
2020	124	4	1	4	0	0	1	134
2021	130	3	1	5	0	0	0	139
2022	136	4	3	3	0	0	0	146
2023	116	3	1	5	0	0	0	125

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 Delavan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	162	14.7	11.0	n/a
1990	157	13.7	11.4	n/a
1991	161	13.5	11.9	n/a
1992	154	13.5	11.4	n/a
1993	161	13.8	11.7	n/a
1994	178	14.4	12.4	n/a
1995	167	14.8	11.3	n/a
1996	167	14.8	11.3	n/a
1997	169	14.5	11.7	n/a
1998	171	13.3	12.9	n/a
1999	178	14.0	12.7	n/a
2000	153	15.0	10.2	n/a
2001	151	15.5	9.7	n/a
2002	153	14.7	10.4	8.5
2003	153	14.7	10.4	8.5
2004	154	14.5	10.6	13
2005	141	13.5	10.4	12.8
2006	149	11.8	12.6	14.8
2007	157	13.0	12.1	13.4
2008	153	14.0	10.9	19.6
2009	153	14.5	10.6	17
2010	142	15.1	9.3	28.9
2011	138	13.5	10.2	30.4
2012	154	13.5	11.4	35.7
2013	143	13.2	10.8	35
2014	133	11.1	11.9	28.6
2015	142	13.0	10.9	45.1
2016	136	14.0	9.7	40.4
2017	137	13.9	9.7	27
2018	137	14.3	9.5	30.7
2019	141	13.0	10.8	26.2
2020	134	15.0	8.9	26.1
2021	139	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	146	14.0	10.4	30.8
2023	125	13.7	9.1	41.6

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 Delavan High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	162	14.7	11.0	n/a
1990	157	13.7	11.4	n/a
1991	161	13.5	11.9	n/a
1992	154	13.5	11.4	n/a
1993	161	13.8	11.7	n/a
1994	178	14.4	12.4	n/a
1995	167	14.8	11.3	n/a
1996	167	14.8	11.3	n/a
1997	169	14.5	11.7	n/a
1998	171	13.3	12.9	n/a
1999	178	14.0	12.7	n/a
2000	153	15.0	10.2	n/a
2001	151	15.5	9.7	n/a
2002	153	14.7	10.4	8.5
2003	153	14.7	10.4	8.5
2004	154	14.5	10.6	13
2005	141	13.5	10.4	12.8
2006	149	11.8	12.6	14.8
2007	157	13.0	12.1	13.4
2008	153	14.0	10.9	19.6
2009	153	14.5	10.6	17
2010	142	15.1	9.3	28.9
2011	138	13.5	10.2	30.4
2012	154	13.5	11.4	35.7
2013	143	13.2	10.8	35
2014	133	11.1	11.9	28.6
2015	142	13.0	10.9	45.1
2016	136	14.0	9.7	40.4
2017	137	13.9	9.7	27
2018	137	14.3	9.5	30.7
2019	141	13.0	10.8	26.2
2020	134	15.0	8.9	26.1
2021	139	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	146	14.0	10.4	30.8
2023	125	13.7	9.1	41.6

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.

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