Summary:
The 97827 zip code is home to a single high school, Elgin High School, which serves grades 7-12 and is part of the Elgin School District 23. While the school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, it faces challenges with academic proficiency, high poverty, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Elgin High School's statewide ranking has varied significantly in recent years, from a high of 61 out of 258 schools in 2022-2023 to a low of 175 out of 268 in 2023-2024. The school's academic proficiency rates on state assessments are generally below the state averages, particularly in Math and Science. With a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (68.67%) and a chronic absenteeism rate of over 34%, the school appears to serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges.
Despite these challenges, Elgin High School has a relatively small student body of 166 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.5 to 1. The school's spending per student is also significantly higher than the state average at $22,706 in 2022-2023. These factors suggest the need for a closer examination of the school's resource allocation and cost-effectiveness, as well as opportunities to address the academic and socioeconomic needs of its students.
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