Summary:
Astoria CUSD 1 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one middle school, Astoria Junior High School. This middle school serves students in grades 6-8 and has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 571 out of 1,363 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 (3 out of 5 stars) and 727 out of 1,367 in 2022-2023 (2 out of 5 stars).
Academically, Astoria Junior High School has seen mixed results on standardized tests. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 35.7% (7th grade) to 50% (6th and 8th grades), compared to the state average of 41.2%. In math, the proficiency rates were significantly lower, ranging from 11.5% (8th grade) to 42.9% (7th grade), well below the state average of 28.4%. The school's science proficiency rate for all grades in 2023-2024 was 50%, slightly below the state average of 53.2%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, Astoria CUSD 1 appears to be allocating significant resources to Astoria Junior High School, with a relatively high per-student spending of $14,054 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5. However, this resource allocation has not yet translated into consistently strong academic outcomes, and the school's performance may be influenced by the high percentage of students (50.75% in 2022-2023) who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.
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