Summary:
Jasper County CUD 1 district in Illinois is home to a single high school, Newton Community High School. This school serves students in grades 9-12 and has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 208th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2021-2022 to 368th out of 699 in 2022-2023.
Despite the fluctuations, Newton Community High School has several strengths. The school boasts a four-year graduation rate of 93.5%, which is higher than the state average, and a dropout rate of 3.5%, which is lower than the state average. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (28.3%) and SAT English Language Arts (19.6%) are both higher than the state averages, and its proficiency rate in ISA Science (64.4%) is significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%.
However, the school also faces some challenges, including a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 27.9% and a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 35.06%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. These factors may present unique considerations for the school in terms of resource allocation and support services for its student population.
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