Summary:
The School of Fine Arts is a public middle school located in Calumet City, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 175 students. The school is part of the Dolton School District 149, which is ranked 793 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The School of Fine Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking of 1316 out of 1363 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This poor performance is reflected across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has experienced extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 48.9% in the 2021-2022 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding schools in the Dolton School District 149. Academically, the School of Fine Arts consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 11.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to 41.2% statewide and 14.5% in the Dolton School District 149.
Interestingly, the School of Fine Arts performs significantly worse than the other middle schools in the Dolton School District 149, such as Creative Communications Academy and S T E M Academy, which have higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall rankings. Additionally, the School of Fine Arts has relatively high spending per student, with $18,434 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the state average, but the school's academic performance remains poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Dolton School District 149
SchoolDigger Rank:
1316th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,613
Students who attend School of Fine Arts usually attend:
Feeder schools for School of Fine Arts:
Student/teacher ratio: 20.1
Number of students: 175
Racial breakdown:
African American:
93.1%
Hispanic:
4.6%
White:
2.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99.4%
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