Illinois School Report Cards: Here's How District 308 Did

OSWEGO, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released its 2017-2018 Illinois Report Cards at the end of October, rating zero District 308 schools "exemplary," 10 as "commendable" and 10 as "underperforming" as measured by the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

ESSA replaces the No Child Left Behind act and assigns the designations based on 10 indicators or performance including student growth.

These District 308 schools were ranked commendable:

• OSWEGO EAST HIGH SCHOOL
• OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL
• MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• BOULDER HILL ELEM SCHOOL
• CHURCHILL ELEM SCHOOL
• HOMESTEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• OLD POST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SOUTHBURY ELEM SCHOOL
• THE WHEATLANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• WOLFS CROSSING ELEM SCHOOL

These schools were ranked underperforming:

• BEDNARCIK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• PLANK JUNIOR HIGH
• THOMPSON JR HIGH SCHOOL
• TRAUGHBER JR HIGH SCHOOL
• FOX CHASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• GRANDE PARK ELEM SCH
• HUNT CLUB ELEM
• LAKEWOOD CREEK ELEMENTARY
• LONG BEACH ELEM SCHOOL
• PRAIRIE POINT ELEM SCHOOL

The district did not have any schools ranked in the "lowest performing" category.

According to Chalkbeat, statewide, 20 percent of schools were ranked as "underperforming" or "lowest performer," and nearly half of Chicago schools failed to meet performance standards.

At a glance comparison

The state report card offers a snapshot of District 308's performance including:

• Graduation rate: 96 percent. State average: 85 percent
• Student mobility (Percentage of students who experienced at least one transfer in or out of the school between the first school day of October and the last school day of the year, not including graduates): 5 percent. State average: 7 percent.
• Chronic absenteeism: 26 percent. State average: 17 percent.
• Funding: $130 million in final resources; adequacy target: $210 million. District's financial capacity to meet expectations: 63 percent.
• Teacher retention: 87 percent. State average: 85.2 percent.
• Per-student spending:
• Instructional: $6,849.99. State average: $8,023.61.
• Operational: $11,887.60. State average: $13,336.60

View District 308's Illinois Report Card here.

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