Summary:
St Elmo CUSD 202 is a small school district in Illinois that serves the town of St Elmo and the surrounding area. The district has one high school, St Elmo Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. Based on the available data, St Elmo Senior High School is a relatively average-performing school in Illinois, with some areas of underperformance and potential economic challenges facing its student population.
The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated significantly over the past few years, ranging from 270th out of 699 schools in 2022-2023 to 581st out of 697 schools in 2023-2024. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school is currently ranked 411th out of 698 Illinois high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly above the state average, while its dropout rate of 2.4% is lower than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average.
Academically, St Elmo Senior High School's test scores are generally below the state averages in most subject areas, with the exception of English Language Arts, where the school's 11th-grade proficiency rate of 58.3% is slightly higher than the state average of 51.7%. The school's performance in mathematics and science is particularly concerning, as these test scores are significantly below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (46.72%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
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