Summary:
There is only one middle school located in Jacksonville School District 117 in Illinois: Jacksonville Middle School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and has faced declining performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 646 out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 778 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.
Jacksonville Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the state averages across all grade levels, with just 35.2% of students proficient in ELA and 17.7% proficient in Math in 2023-2024, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4% respectively. However, the school's Science proficiency rate of 59.2% is higher than the state average of 53.2%. The school serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 56.41% in 2022-2023.
Despite the school's declining performance, it has access to significant resources, with per-student spending of $14,529 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the allocation and utilization of resources may need to be evaluated to better support student learning and improve academic outcomes at Jacksonville Middle School.
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