Summary:
The 60428 zip code in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Prairie-Hills Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Prairie-Hills Education Service District 144. This school has consistently underperformed, ranking between 1107-1198 out of 1363-1368 Illinois middle schools over the past 3 school years and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Prairie-Hills Junior High School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science that are roughly half or less of the state averages. Only 28.2% of students were proficient or better in ELA, 11.8% in Math, and 26.7% in Science, compared to state averages of 53.1%, 38.5%, and 45.4%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, indicating attendance issues that may contribute to the low performance.
Despite the school's underperformance, it has relatively high spending per student at $19,005 for the 2023-2024 school year, and a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 15.7 compared to the state average. This suggests that factors beyond just resources and class size may be contributing to the poor academic outcomes. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with 95.37% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which may also play a role in the challenges faced by Prairie-Hills Junior High School.
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