Summary:
The Ford Heights School District 169 in Illinois has only one middle school, Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center, which serves students in grades 5-8. The district and its sole middle school face significant challenges, as evidenced by the school's persistent underperformance on standardized tests and low rankings compared to other Illinois middle schools.
Cottage Grove Upper Grade Center has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools over the past three school years, with only 30.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 6% proficient or better in Mathematics, far below state averages. The school's performance on science assessments is also low, with only 4.8% of 5th graders and 22.9% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%, respectively. These persistent academic challenges are compounded by the school's high percentage of students from low-income families (96.4%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is higher than the state average.
Despite the high per-student spending of $27,916 and a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1, the school's performance remains well below state averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources within the district and school. The Ford Heights School District 169 is also ranked 795 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, further highlighting the significant challenges facing the district and its sole middle school.
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