Summary:
Havana CUSD 126 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single middle school, Havana Junior High School. This school serves students in grades 6-8 and has faced some challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 550 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in 2024-2025 and 733 out of 1,367 in 2022-2023.
Academically, Havana Junior High School has had mixed results on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) for all grades, but underperformed in Mathematics. The previous year, the school's ELA and Mathematics performance was below the district and state averages. However, the school's Science proficiency rates for 5th and 8th grades were above the district and state averages in 2024-2025.
With a student population of 312 and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 58.65% in 2023-2024, Havana CUSD 126 faces challenges related to resource allocation and student demographics. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $16,433, and the student-teacher ratio was 13.2 to 1. Additionally, the school had a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, which is an area that requires attention and intervention.
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