Summary:
The Edgar County CUD 6 district in Illinois contains a single middle school, Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 70 students.
Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School is a low-performing school, ranking in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools and scoring well below state averages on academic assessments. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and academic performance that is significantly below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 3.8% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.5% statewide.
Despite the low academic performance, the school has relatively high per-student spending of $12,271 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population, with 47.14% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the root causes of the low performance, such as attendance, instructional quality, and support for disadvantaged students, should be a key focus for the school and district moving forward.
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