Summary:
Western CUSD 12 district in Illinois contains a single high school, Western High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school has a relatively small student population of 135 and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average. However, over half of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the school community.
Academically, Western High School has mixed performance compared to state averages. The school excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates ranging from 46.2% to 64.3%. In Mathematics, the school lags behind the state, with proficiency rates between 15.4% and 42.9%. Science performance is closer to the state average, ranging from 34.6% to 54.8%. The school's four-year graduation rate is higher than the state average at 89.0%, but its chronic absenteeism rate is also higher at 25.4%.
Despite higher per-student spending than the state average, Western High School has maintained a consistent statewide ranking between 161 and 513 out of around 700 Illinois high schools over the past few years. This suggests a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and identify areas for improvement, particularly in Mathematics and Science instruction, as well as strategies to address the high chronic absenteeism rate.
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