Summary:
Shawnee CUSD 84 is a small school district in Illinois that contains only one high school, Shawnee High School. This high school faces significant challenges, with a low statewide ranking, below-average performance ratings, and concerning academic and attendance metrics.
Shawnee High School has a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks between 485 and 572 out of 697-699 Illinois high schools. Its four-year graduation rate of 80.0% is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 5.6% is higher. The school also struggles with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.1%, well above the state average. Academically, Shawnee High School performs poorly on the SAT, with 0% proficiency in Mathematics and only 12.6% proficiency in English Language Arts, though its science proficiency rate of 58.8% is higher than the state average.
These academic and attendance challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 53.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Additionally, the broader Shawnee CUSD 84 district is ranked 784 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating, indicating significant district-level challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
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