Summary:
DeKalb CUSD 428 is a school district in Illinois that serves the city of DeKalb and the surrounding area. The district has one high school, DeKalb High School, which serves students in grades 9-12.
DeKalb High School has consistently underperformed compared to state averages across a range of academic measures. The school has a statewide ranking between 391 and 484 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, DeKalb High School students perform significantly below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on both 11th-grade ACT/SAT assessments and 9th and 10th-grade PreACT Secure assessments. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) for all grades is also lower than the district and state averages. These academic challenges may be related to the school's high percentage of students (61.45%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Despite the school's socioeconomic factors, its per-student spending of $18,089 is higher than the state average, suggesting a need for more targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.
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