Summary:
The 61244 zip code is home to a single high school, United Township High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Based on the available data, this school appears to be underperforming compared to state averages across a range of academic metrics.
United Township High School has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 500 out of 698 Illinois high schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's performance on standardized tests is below the state average in subjects like English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 16% to 52.2% compared to state averages of 26.1% to 62.4%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (63.69%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.
While the school's graduation rate of 89.0% is relatively high, its dropout rate of 2.4% and chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% are areas of concern. The school's spending per student of $13,422 is higher than the state average, but its academic performance does not appear to be commensurate with this level of spending. Overall, the data suggests that United Township HSD 30 may be an area of focus for improvement efforts to help raise the academic performance of students in this community.
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