Summary:
The city of Flora, Illinois is home to three schools serving students from elementary through high school: Flora Elementary School, Flora High School, and Floyd Henson Junior High School. These schools, part of the Flora CUSD 35 district, have shown varying levels of performance based on key metrics such as test scores, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios.
Among the standout schools, Floyd Henson Junior High School consistently ranks among the top 251-280 middle schools in Illinois, earning 4 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. The school excels in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, outperforming the district and state averages. In contrast, Flora Elementary School has shown improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 700 out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 608 out of 2,056 in 2024-2025, and also performs well in core academic subjects.
However, the district as a whole faces challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% across all three schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, there are disparities in spending per student and student-teacher ratios, with Flora High School spending the most per student and having the lowest student-teacher ratio. Addressing these systemic issues could help ensure more equitable educational opportunities for all students in the Flora school district.
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