Summary:
The 61616 zip code area in Illinois is home to two schools - Peoria Heights Grade School (an elementary school) and Peoria Heights High School. Both schools are performing significantly below the state average across multiple academic metrics, including standardized test scores and proficiency rates.
Peoria Heights Grade School is ranked 1446 out of 2056 Illinois elementary schools and has a 1-star rating. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (38.1% proficient vs. 53.1% state) and Mathematics (15.4% proficient vs. 38.5% state). Peoria Heights High School is ranked 588 out of 698 Illinois high schools and also has a 1-star rating. The high school has an 89.0% four-year graduation rate, a 2.4% dropout rate, and significantly underperforms the state average in English Language Arts (28.6% proficient vs. 51.7% state), Mathematics (11.9% proficient vs. 39.3% state), and Science (16.7% proficient vs. 48.7% state).
Both schools serve a student population with high rates of free/reduced lunch, indicating economic disadvantage. Despite the low performance, the schools are spending relatively high amounts per student compared to the state average, raising questions about the efficient allocation of resources. The district that both schools belong to, Peoria Heights CUSD 325, is also ranked 771 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating, further suggesting systemic challenges within the district that may be impacting the individual school performance.
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