Summary:
The Neoga CUSD 3 district in Illinois serves students from preschool through 12th grade across two schools - Neoga Junior/Senior High School and Neoga Elementary School. While the elementary school demonstrates stronger academic performance, the high school has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years.
Neoga Elementary School outperforms the high school and the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across most grade levels. In contrast, Neoga Junior/Senior High School lags behind the state average in proficiency for both subjects, with particularly low Mathematics scores. This disparity in academic achievement between the two schools suggests that the district may be more effective at supporting student learning in the earlier grades.
Another area of concern is the high chronic absenteeism rates at both schools, with 25.4% of students chronically absent at both the elementary and high school levels. This indicates a need to address underlying issues that may be preventing students from regularly attending school, such as socioeconomic challenges, transportation barriers, or health and wellness concerns. Additionally, both schools have high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients, highlighting the socioeconomic challenges faced by the district's student population and the potential need for targeted interventions and support services.
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