Lewistown High School
Recent News About Lewistown High School
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Report: 54 percent of 2016 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 98 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School seniors graduated on time, 54 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Lewistown Jr/Sr High School reports 5% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School fell to 5 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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At Lewistown Jr/Sr, 98 percent of students graduate high school; 74 percent go to college
About 93 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 98 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: 93 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr students failed math
About 7 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 93 percent of students failed.
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Statewide test results: 84 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr failed English language arts
About 16 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and 84 percent of students failed.
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Lewistown Jr/Sr High School reports 18% truancy rate
The truancy rate at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School rose to 18 percent during the 2016-17 school year, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.
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84.2 percent of Lewistown teachers stay put; average earns $47,760 per year
More than 84.2 percent of teachers stay at Lewistown High School year to year, according to the 2017 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.
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Report: 46 percent of 2015 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In a year when 91 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School seniors graduated on time, 46 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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At Lewistown Jr/Sr, 91 percent of students graduate high school; 71 percent go to college
About 94 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 5.6 points higher at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
At Lewistown Jr/Sr High School, a 5.6-point achievement gap persisted between low income and non low income students in 2017.
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Report: 54 percent of 2016 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 91% of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School's class of 2016 graduated on time, 54 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
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Analysis: 92 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr students fail annual tests
Academic results data released recently reveals 8 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
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Statewide test results: 87 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr failed English language arts
About 13 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2017 and 87 percent of students failed.
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Statewide test results: 98 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr students failed math
About 2 percent of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School students passed annual math assessments in 2017 and nearly all of students failed.
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Analysis: Lewistown 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, Peoria metro area high school graduation rates remain high, according to a Peoria Standard analysis of 2016 data from the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Report: 46 percent of 2015 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes
In the two years after 92% of Lewistown Jr/Sr High School's class of 2015 graduated on time, 46 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.