Summary:
The Palestine CUSD 3 district in Illinois has two schools: Palestine Grade School, an elementary school, and Palestine High School. While Palestine High School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.0%, both schools struggle with low proficiency rates on state assessments compared to Illinois averages, indicating potential academic challenges.
Palestine Grade School has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, significantly higher than the state average. This may be a contributing factor to the school's low proficiency rates, which range from 13.3% to 60% proficient on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in English Language Arts and Math. In contrast, Palestine High School's proficiency rates on the ACT and PreACT Secure assessments are also lower than state averages, with 15% proficient in English, 20% in Math, and 20% in Science.
Despite the district's relatively low ranking of 686 out of 811 districts in Illinois and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, both schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios and high per-student spending. This suggests that the district is investing resources, but the academic results do not yet reflect the level of investment. Targeted interventions and support may be necessary to help improve student outcomes and overall district performance in the Palestine CUSD 3 district.
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