Summary:
The Peoria Heights CUSD 325 district in Illinois serves students from two schools - Peoria Heights Grade School, an elementary school, and Peoria Heights High School. Both schools in this district face significant challenges, with consistently low performance on academic measures and high rates of economic disadvantage among the student population.
The elementary school, Peoria Heights Grade School, has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 1362-1550 out of over 2,000 Illinois elementary schools in the past three years. The school's test scores are significantly below the state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics ranging from 20-57%, compared to state averages of 47-57% in ELA and 33-50% in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, well above the state average.
Similarly, the high school, Peoria Heights High School, also has a relatively low statewide ranking, placing between 488-588 out of around 700 Illinois high schools in the past three years. The school's test scores are again significantly below state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science ranging from 12-32%, compared to state averages of 40-52%. The high school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, matching the elementary school. However, the high school does have a relatively high graduation rate of 89%, suggesting that there may be some pockets of success or effective practices that could be leveraged to improve performance across the district.
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