Summary:
The Century Junior/Senior High School is the sole high school serving the Century CUSD 100 school district in Illinois. While the school serves grades 7-12, its performance is below average compared to other high schools in the state, ranking 550 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and earning only a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school struggles across several key metrics, including a 89.0% four-year graduation rate, a 2.4% dropout rate, and a 25.4% chronic absenteeism rate - all of which are worse than state averages. Academically, only 34.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 53.1%. The school also spends more per student ($14,831) than the state average, despite its poor performance.
Overall, the Century Junior/Senior High School appears to be a struggling school that is underperforming compared to its peers across Illinois. Addressing the school's declining performance, significant gaps in test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and the economic disadvantages faced by its student population should be the focus of any improvement efforts by the Century CUSD 100 district.
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