Summary:
Amboy CUSD 272 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the community of Amboy, and it contains only one high school, Amboy High School. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and spends more per student than the state average, it is underperforming academically compared to other high schools in Illinois.
Amboy High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 317 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 486 out of 698 in 2024-2025. The school is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. Its graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state average.
Academically, Amboy High School struggles, with test scores significantly lower than the state averages across all subject areas for both the ACT and PreACT Secure assessments. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which may be contributing to its academic challenges. Despite the higher spending per student, the school is not achieving the same level of academic performance as other schools in Amboy CUSD 272, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's problems.
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