Best Public Schools in Catlin, IL

The city of Catlin, Illinois is home to two schools: Salt Fork North Elementary School and Salt Fork High School, both part of the Salt Fork CUSD 512 district. These schools face significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student success.

Salt Fork North Elementary School has proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that are below the state and district averages, with the lowest performance in 4th grade Mathematics (36.6% proficient) and 5th grade Mathematics (17.9% proficient). The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and relatively low spending per student at $13,829.

Salt Fork High School also struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with the lowest performance in 11th grade Mathematics (25.4% proficient) and 10th grade Mathematics (18.3% proficient). The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, a relatively low four-year graduation rate of 89.0%, and a high dropout rate of 2.4%. Both schools serve a significant proportion of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating socioeconomic challenges that may be contributing to the academic and attendance issues observed.