Summary:
Arbor Park School District 145 in Illinois has only one middle school, Arbor Park Middle School, which serves grades 5-8. The school faces some significant challenges, with its statewide ranking placing it in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools and its academic performance on standardized tests falling below state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Arbor Park Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.7, but it also grapples with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is substantially higher than the state average. The school serves a student population with a high percentage (46.71%) of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage. Despite the relatively high spending per student ($18,252), the school's academic outcomes suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized or allocated to address the specific needs of the student population.
The challenges faced by Arbor Park Middle School appear to be reflective of broader issues within the Arbor Park School District 145, which is ranked 569 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. Addressing the academic and socioeconomic challenges at Arbor Park Middle School will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for the students in the area.
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