Summary:
The Quincy Senior High School is the sole high school serving grades 9-12 in the Quincy School District 172 in Illinois. With an enrollment of 1,924 students, the school faces some challenges in academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors, but also has strengths in certain areas.
Quincy Senior High School is ranked 340 out of 697 Illinois high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 80.2% is lower than the state average, and it has a higher-than-average dropout rate of 4.3%. Additionally, the school struggles with a chronic absenteeism rate of 40.8%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school lags behind the state averages in math and English language arts proficiency on the SAT, but performs better than the state average in science proficiency on the ISA.
The high percentage of students (50.78%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates that the school serves a population with a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, which may impact academic outcomes. While the school's per-student spending of $10,984 is slightly higher than the state average, the student-teacher ratio of 19.6 is also slightly higher. Overall, the data suggests that Quincy Senior High School has room for improvement in addressing areas of concern, such as chronic absenteeism and academic performance, while also building on its strengths in science proficiency.
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