Summary:
The 62953 zip code is home to a single high school, Joppa Junior & Senior High School, which serves grades 9-12. This small school of just 87 students has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools and struggles with academic performance, high poverty rates, and chronic absenteeism.
Joppa Junior & Senior High School's standardized test scores are significantly below state and district averages, with only 27.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 20.7% in Mathematics. The school's four-year graduation rate of 89.0% is slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.4% is higher than the state norm. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, much higher than the state average.
Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $25,690 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1, these factors have not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's persistent challenges suggest a need for targeted interventions and a closer examination of resource allocation and utilization within the school to support student success.
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