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Recent News About Hope Academy
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There were 4,099 Black students enrolled in Macon County County schools in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, 27.6% of students enrolled in Macon County County school districts identified as Black.
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Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 56.7% of Macon County County’s student body in 2021-22 school year
In Macon County County schools, 8,405 white students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Test Expectations: How many students met or exceeded English IAR expectations in Macon County in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 6,166 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 19% passed the English portion of the test.
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Macon County students and their Mathematics performance in 2021-22 school year
Out of the 6,123 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 15.2% passed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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Did Macon County students fail or pass their 2021-22 Mathematics tests?
Out of the 6,413 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 84.9% failed the Mathematics portion of the test.
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Test Expectations: How many Macon County students failed to meet ELA expectations in 2021-22 school year?
Out of the 6,456 students who took the IAR in the 2021-22 school year, 80.6% failed the ELA portion of the test.
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Macon County schools welcomed 15,119 students in 2021-22 school year
Enrollment numbers in Macon County schools rose over the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Discipline at Hope Academy: Black students most affected in 2021-22 school year
Black students, constituting 62.9% or 355 of Hope Academy's total student population of 564, accounted for 199 out of the 269 total suspensions (74%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per two students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Macon County Education: Which school had most students enrolled in 2021-22 school year
MacArthur High School stood out in Macon County with 1,137 students enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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Macon County's student body comprised mostly of white students in 2021-22 school year
In Macon County schools, there were more white students than any other individual ethnicity in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
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2021-22 School Year Attendance: Macon County suffered a truancy rate of 29.4%
Macon County schools had a truancy rate of 29.4% in the 2021-22 school year, the Illinois State Board of Education reported. That’s lower than the state average.
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There were 155 Asian students enrolled in Macon County schools in 2021-22 school year
In the 2021-22 school year, 1% of students enrolled in Macon County school districts identified as Asian.
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Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Aug. 8
Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Tuesday, Aug. 8
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Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met May 23
Decatur Public School District 61 Board of Education met Tuesday, May 23
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What is the highest percentage of truancy in schools among Macon County during 2021-2022 school year?
Schools among Macon County had the seventh highest truancy rate of 30.3% during the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.
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80.1 percent of teachers in schools across Macon County stay put and earn on average $55,407 per year
The Illinois Schools Report Card finds that 80.1 percent of teachers stay in schools through Macon County year to year, according to the 2022 three-year average.
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Hope Academy reports 45% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Hope Academy rose to 45 percent during the 2019-20 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Hope Academy reports 31% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Hope Academy rose to 31 percent during the 2018-19 school year, according to a Macon Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Hope Academy scores 3.7% ELA proficiency, 0% on math in 2018
Of the 519 students attending Hope Academy in 2018, 3.7 percent scored proficient in English Language Arts and 0 percent were proficient in math, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
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William Harris Elementary School post test results
William Harris Elementary School's 2016 standardized test scores decreased compared to scores from 2015, according to a report recently released by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).