Summary:
The city of Cambridge, Illinois is home to two schools: Cambridge Community Grade School, an elementary school, and Cambridge Junior/Senior High School, a combined junior and senior high school. These schools are part of the Cambridge CUSD 227 district.
Cambridge Community Grade School stands out for its consistently high academic performance, with 71% of students proficient or better in ELA and 61.3% in Math for the 2024-2025 school year. The school also performs well across grade levels, with strong science proficiency and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate. In contrast, Cambridge Junior/Senior High School has a solid graduation rate of 89% and a low dropout rate, but lags behind the district and state in ELA and Math proficiency, particularly on the ACT assessments.
Both schools have a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, around 47%. While Cambridge Junior/Senior High School spends more per student ($15,012) compared to Cambridge Community Grade School ($12,624), the student-teacher ratios are relatively low at 13.8 and 11.3, respectively, suggesting a relatively equitable distribution of resources within the district.
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