The ISBE said 36.8 percent of Mt Zion Junior High School students taking the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam in 2016 passed, in comparison to the 28.1 percent passage rate in 2015.
Meanwhile, the school posted an average spending rate of $8,332 per pupil, below the state's average of $12,821.
The PARCC test is a state-mandated exam used to assess the school and student performance in several states nationwide.
The following table lists passage rates of area middle schools.
School
Passage Rate
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
48.1%
Mt Zion Junior High School
36.8%
Stephen Decatur Middle School
9.5%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
6.7%
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