Athens Senior High School
Recent News About Athens Senior High School
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78.3 percent of Athens Junior teachers stay put; average earns $44,215 per year
More than 78.3 percent of teachers stay at Athens Junior High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Athens Senior High School reports 4% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Athens Senior High School stayed flat at 4 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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89.1 percent of Athens Senior teachers stay put; average earns $44,215 per year
More than 89.1 percent of teachers stay at Athens Senior High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Athens Senior, 91 percent of students graduate high school; 62 percent go to college
About 88 percent of ninth graders in 2017 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 91 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Statewide test results: low income students score 9.3 points lower at Athens Junior High School
At Athens Junior High School, a 9.3-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.
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Report: 53 percent of 2015 Athens Senior High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 91 percent of Athens Senior High School seniors graduated on time, 53 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: 70 percent of Athens Junior students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 30 percent of Athens Junior High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
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Statewide test results: 64 percent of Athens Junior failed English language arts
About 36 percent of Athens Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 64 percent of students failed.
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Statewide test results: 76 percent of Athens Junior students failed math
About 24 percent of Athens Junior High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and 76 percent of students failed.
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Analysis: Greenview HS tops rankings with highest rate of students who fail annual tests, still graduate
Despite dismal student performance on annual exams covering math and reading, Springfield-area high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Sangamon Sun analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.