Summary:
The Mt Vernon Township HSD 201 district in Illinois contains a single high school, Mount Vernon High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with students performing well below state averages on academic assessments and a high chronic absenteeism rate.
Mount Vernon High School has a statewide ranking between 427 and 470 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is slightly higher. Notably, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is significantly higher than the state average.
Academically, Mount Vernon High School students perform well below state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on both ACT/SAT and PreACT Secure assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 10.3% to 60% compared to state averages of 31.1% to 62.4%. The school's high percentage of students (57.34%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch suggests it faces socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting student learning and achievement. Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, its academic performance data indicates the need for targeted interventions and support programs to address these issues.
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