Summary:
The Virginia CUSD 64 district in Illinois is home to two schools: Virginia Elementary School and Virginia Junior/Senior High School. While both schools have seen a decline in their statewide rankings in recent years, they each exhibit unique strengths and areas for improvement.
Virginia Junior/Senior High School stands out for its relatively high performance on English Language Arts tests, with 59.5% proficiency across all grades, and strong 8th-grade results in ELA and Science. The school also boasts a solid graduation rate of 89.0% and a lower dropout rate of 2.4%. In contrast, Virginia Elementary School excels in Mathematics, with 43.6% proficiency across all grades and an impressive 60% proficiency in 4th-grade Mathematics.
Both schools face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4% and varying performance compared to district and state averages. The data also suggests a potential difference in resource allocation, with Virginia Junior/Senior High School spending $14,598 per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio of 10:1, compared to Virginia Elementary School's $12,350 per student and 17:1 ratio. Understanding these factors and addressing the schools' strengths and weaknesses will be crucial for the Virginia CUSD 64 district to provide a well-rounded education for its students.
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