Summary:
There is only one high school located in the 60647 zip code - Marine Leadership Academy - Ames. This public school serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Chicago Public Schools District 299, which is ranked 698 out of 811 districts in Illinois and rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Marine Leadership Academy - Ames has an enrollment of 622 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12:1. The school's academic performance is significantly below district and state averages across most metrics, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency. For example, the school's 8th grade ELA proficiency rate is 31.4% compared to 47.7% for the district and 56.7% for the state. Similarly, the school's 8th grade Math proficiency rate is 10.9% compared to 23.4% for the district and 32.9% for the state. The school's graduation rate of 89.0% is relatively high, but its dropout rate of 2.4% is still concerning given the low academic performance.
The school serves a high-need population, with 88.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $20,161, the data suggests that the additional resources have not translated into improved student outcomes. Overall, the data indicates that Marine Leadership Academy - Ames is a struggling school that is underperforming academically compared to its peers, and further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes of the school's challenges and develop targeted interventions to address them.
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