Summary:
The 61844 zip code is home to a single public high school, Oakwood High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 286 students. The school is part of the Oakwood CUSD 76 district, which is ranked 655 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Oakwood High School's academic performance has been a concern, with proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (16.9%), SAT English Language Arts (27.7%), and ISA Science (42.6%) all falling below the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 292 out of 697 Illinois high schools (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to 394 out of 699 (2 stars) in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate of 89.2% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 6.3% is higher than the state average.
Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as Oakwood High School has a relatively high percentage of students (46.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $15,287, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.2, slightly lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 26.0% is significantly higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the lower academic performance.
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