Summary:
Hardin County CUSD 1 district in Illinois has only one middle school, Hardin County Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 139 students. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois middle schools over the past 3 school years, with a performance rating that has declined from 2 stars out of 5 in 2021-2022 to 0 stars out of 5 in the current 2023-2024 school year.
Hardin County Junior High School's academic achievement is significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 4.4% to 18.4%, compared to the state average of 41.2% to 49.9%, and its Mathematics proficiency rates ranged from 2.2% to 5.3%, compared to the state average of 24.8% to 28.7%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 26.7% is also lower than the state average of 53.2%.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $12,680 in the 2022-2023 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 24.5, which is higher than the state average, the academic performance remains poor. This suggests that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution, and a deeper analysis of how resources are being utilized and the effectiveness of instructional practices may be necessary. Additionally, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 63.31% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicates that the school may be serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, which could contribute to the academic challenges.
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