Summary:
The Cowden-Herrick CUSD 3A school district in Illinois is home to a single high school, Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. This school has demonstrated strong academic performance, outpacing the state averages in several key areas.
Cowden-Herrick Junior/Senior High School has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 25% of Illinois high schools. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% in 2024-2025 is significantly higher than the state average, and its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (76.9% in 2024-2025) and Science (63.6% in 2024-2025) are well above the state averages. However, the school's performance in Mathematics, while still higher than the state average, could be an area for improvement, particularly in the 6th and 8th grade levels.
Despite the school's overall strong performance, its statewide ranking has fluctuated, dropping from 169th out of 697 Illinois high schools in 2023-2024 to 592nd out of 699 in 2022-2023. This decline in ranking is worth further investigation. Additionally, the school serves a population with significant economic challenges, with 67.06% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and the chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 is relatively high, which could be an area of concern for the school to address.
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