Summary:
Cobden SUD 17 school district in Illinois has only one middle school, Cobden Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has 89 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, with a spending per student of $12,406 for the 2023-2024 school year.
Cobden Junior High School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 57.6% of students proficient or better compared to the state average of 53.1%. However, the school underperforms in mathematics and science, with only 28.3% of students proficient or better in math (compared to the state average of 38.5%) and 18.5% proficient or better in 8th-grade science (compared to the state average of 45.4%). The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average, which may contribute to its lower performance in these subject areas.
Overall, Cobden SUD 17 has a relatively average-performing middle school compared to other Illinois middle schools, with its statewide ranking in the 650-668 range out of around 1,350 schools. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate of 29.21% indicates a moderate level of economic disadvantage among its student population, which may also impact its academic outcomes.
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