Summary:
Hall High School is a public high school located in Spring Valley, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 403 students. The school is part of the Hall HSD 502 district, which is ranked 639 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Hall High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools, with a ranking between 351-428 out of 697-699 schools over the past 5 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly below the state averages, with only 15.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and SAT English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. However, the school performs better in science, with 63.5% of students proficient or better in the ISA Science assessment, compared to the state average of 53.2%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 71.3% to 88.5%, with the most recent rate at 84.1% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has varied from 3.5% to 6.8%, with the most recent rate at 5.6% in 2023-2024. Additionally, Hall High School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.1% in 2019-2020 to 33.0% in 2023-2024.
When compared to nearby high schools, such as Henry-Senachwine High School, La Moille Junior/Senior High School, and Princeton High School, Hall High School generally performs worse academically, has lower graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with male students and white students performing significantly worse than their female and Hispanic counterparts. Despite an increase in spending per student, from $12,159 in 2019-2020 to $17,125 in 2022-2023, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, indicating that further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the school's challenges.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Hall HSD 502
SchoolDigger Rank:
428th of 697 Illinois High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,855
Feeder schools for Hall High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 11.5
Number of students: 403
Racial breakdown:
White:
67.7%
Hispanic:
27.5%
African American:
2.5%
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Two or more races:
2.0%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.6%
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