Summary:
Evergreen Park Education Service District 124 in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Central Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking between 618th and 794th out of over 1,300 Illinois middle schools, its academic outcomes show some areas of concern compared to state averages.
Central Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (44.3%) were lower than the state average (53.1%) in 2024-2025, though the school performed better than the state average in 6th and 7th grades. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rates (25.2%) were significantly lower than the state average (38.5%) across all grades. Additionally, the school's 8th grade Science proficiency rate (37.9%) was below the state average (45.4%). The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 was also higher than the state's desired target of 20% or less.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending ($16,525 in 2023-2024) and relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1, the academic performance in some areas still lags behind state averages. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes at Central Middle School. Further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the areas of concern and help the school better serve its students and the Evergreen Park Education Service District 124 community.
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