Summary:
Cambridge CUSD 227 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Cambridge. The district has only one high school, Cambridge Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has seen fluctuating performance in its statewide ranking, ranging from 167th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 296th out of 697 in 2023-2024.
Cambridge Junior/Senior High School has a strong 4-year graduation rate of 90.3% and a relatively low dropout rate of 1.4%. However, the school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with strengths in science and mathematics but weaker performance in English language arts, particularly at the high school level. The school has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 42.73%, which may suggest a need to consider the impact of socioeconomic factors on student performance.
Despite these challenges, the school appears to be allocating resources effectively, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.4 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $12,390. Overall, Cambridge CUSD 227 and its sole high school are working to provide a quality education to the community, though there are areas for potential improvement, particularly in addressing the school's weaker academic performance in English language arts.
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