Summary:
The 61812 zip code is home to a single public high school, Armstrong High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school is part of the Armstrong Township HSD 225 district, which is ranked 365 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Armstrong High School has an enrollment of 114 students and a student-teacher ratio of 8.1 to 1. The school's four-year graduation rate is 89.0%, and its dropout rate is 2.4%. However, the school faces challenges with a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. Academically, Armstrong High School performs better than the state average in English Language Arts and Science on the ACT, but significantly underperforms the state average in Mathematics, with only 23.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better compared to the state average of 39.3%.
The school's spending per student is $41,630, which is significantly higher than the state average, but it's unclear how this funding is being utilized and whether it is translating into improved student outcomes. Overall, Armstrong High School has some areas of strength, such as its relatively high graduation rates, but also faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in mathematics, and high rates of chronic absenteeism. Further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address these issues and improve student outcomes.
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