Summary:
The 60135 zip code is home to a single high school, Genoa-Kingston High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 196 out of 699 Illinois high schools in 2022-2023 to 414 out of 697 in 2023-2024. While the school's 4-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly above the state average, its chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is higher than the state average.
Academically, Genoa-Kingston High School's proficiency rates on standardized tests have been mixed. The school's 11th-grade students performed slightly below the state averages in ACT/ELA, ACT/Math, and ACT/Science, while their 9th and 10th-grade peers had mixed results on the PreACT Secure assessments, with some areas above the state average and others below. The school's 11th-grade students also scored significantly below the state averages on the SAT/Math and SAT/ELA assessments.
Regarding the school's demographics and finances, Genoa-Kingston High School has a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 43.8%, indicating a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending of $15,825 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.5 is lower than the state average, suggesting a focus on smaller class sizes. These factors may play a role in the school's performance and the resources available to support student success.
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