Summary:
The St Elmo CUSD 202 school district in Illinois contains only one high school, St Elmo Senior High School. This school has faced significant challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 270th out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 581st out of 697 in 2023-2024. The school's overall SchoolDigger rating is just 1 out of 5 stars, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.
Academically, St Elmo Senior High School has struggled, with proficiency rates on the SAT and ISA assessments that are substantially lower than the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 2.9% of students were proficient in SAT Mathematics, compared to 26.1% statewide, and just 8.8% were proficient in SAT English Language Arts, compared to 31.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate of 82.4% is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 7.3% is higher.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $12,658 and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5, which is lower than the state average, the academic performance of the students remains below the state's standards. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be enough to address the underlying issues affecting student achievement at St Elmo Senior High School. Further investigation into the specific factors contributing to the school's underperformance would be necessary to develop targeted interventions and strategies for improvement.
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