Summary:
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School is the sole high school serving the Georgetown-Ridge Farm CUD 4 district in Illinois. The school has consistently underperformed the state average on a variety of academic assessments, including ACT, PreACT Secure, SAT, and the Illinois Science Assessment. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate, which may be contributing to its low academic performance.
Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School has a statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 434 and 571 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools over the past three school years, with a rating of 1-2 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 89.0%, which is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate for the same year is 2.4%, which is slightly higher than the state average. The school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year is 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School has consistently underperformed the state average in ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Mathematics, ACT/Science, PreACT Secure assessments, SAT assessments, and the Illinois Science Assessment. The school serves a relatively low-income student population, with 68.75% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the higher per-student spending of $17,759, the school's academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be enough to drive improvement.
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