Summary:
Granite City CUSD 9 school district in Illinois has only one high school, Granite City High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data reveals that this school is consistently underperforming compared to state averages across a range of academic measures, including standardized test scores, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.
Granite City High School is ranked 544 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on ACT, PreACT Secure, and SAT assessments is consistently below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $16,063, the academic performance remains significantly below the state averages. This may suggest that the school is not effectively allocating its resources to address the needs of its students, who come from a relatively low-income background, with 55.91% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout, as well as implementing targeted interventions to improve academic achievement, may be necessary to improve student outcomes at Granite City High School.
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