Signal Hill School District 181

The Signal Hill School District 181 in Illinois has only one school, Signal Hill Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 with 286 students enrolled. The district as a whole is ranked 534 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Signal Hill Elementary School appears to be struggling academically, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts (45.7% vs. 53.1% state average) and Mathematics (31% vs. 38.5% state average) across most grade levels. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, well above the state average. However, 4th grade students performed above the state average in both ELA (69.6% vs. 51.2%) and Math (56.5% vs. 42.5%), and 8th grade students scored slightly higher than the state in Science (46.7% vs. 45.4%).

Despite the low academic performance, the school has a very low student-teacher ratio of 7.7 to 1, suggesting that resources are being invested in smaller class sizes. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with 65.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The district also spends significantly more per student ($19,707) than the state average. Overall, Signal Hill Elementary School appears to be facing challenges in helping its students achieve proficiency, particularly in math and science, and the district may need to investigate the root causes and implement targeted interventions to support student learning.