East St. Louis
East St. Louis Graduation Rate Rose 15.8 Points, Fifth Among 199 Illinois Districts
East St. Louis raised its four-year graduation rate from 68.7% for the class of 2023 to 84.5% for the class of 2025. The 15.8-point gain ranked fifth among 199 Illinois districts that published rates ...
The Poverty Gap Is Closing: Economically Disadvantaged Students Gained 5.4 Points
Economically disadvantaged students in Illinois are graduating at 83.7%, up from 78.3% in 2019. The 5.4-point gain outpaced the overall state improvement of 2.8 points, narrowing the poverty gap from ...
East St. Louis Cut Its Chronic Absenteeism Rate as Five Metro East Districts Crossed 50%
In eleven Illinois school districts, a majority of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, meaning more students missed at least 10% of the school year than attended regularly. The threshold itse...