Summary:
The 62540 zip code is home to a single high school, South Fork Junior Senior High School, which serves grades 6-12 and is part of the South Fork School District 14. While the school maintains a relatively high graduation rate of 89.0%, it significantly underperforms the state average in most academic areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science proficiency across various grade levels and assessments.
South Fork Junior Senior High School's performance is also generally lower than its own district's averages, indicating that it may be one of the weaker-performing schools within the South Fork School District 14, which is ranked 723 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is concerning and may be a contributing factor to the low academic performance. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $16,217, it does not appear to be translating into better academic results.
Overall, the data suggests that South Fork Junior Senior High School is a low-performing school that is struggling to meet the academic needs of its students, particularly in the areas of Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with 46.32% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may present additional challenges in improving academic outcomes. The school's leadership and district may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the underlying issues and improve student performance.
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