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News from December 2018

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86.5 percent of Litchfield Senior teachers stay put; average earns $59,242.90 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

More than 86.5 percent of teachers stay at Litchfield Senior High School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 57 percent of Pocahontas Center students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 43 percent of Pocahontas Center students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 57 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: male students score 9.8 points lower at Carlyle Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At Carlyle Junior High School, a 9.8-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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89.9 percent of Aviston teachers stay put; average earns $39,356.32 per year

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

More than 89.9 percent of teachers stay at Aviston Elementary School year to year, according to the 2018 three-year average in the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Report: 31 percent of 2016 Central Community High School graduates in Illinois community colleges had to take remedial classes

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

In a year when 90 percent of Central Community High School seniors graduated on time, 31 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.

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Selmaville Elementary School reports 4% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

The truancy rate at Selmaville Elementary School rose to 4 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 72 percent of Mt Olive failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 28 percent of Mt Olive Elementary School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 26.2 points lower at Carlyle Junior High School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At Carlyle Junior High School, a 26.2-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Q2 real estate sales report: Virden

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

Median prices rose in Virden over last year, and are up 36.9 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

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Statewide test results: male students score 15.1 points lower at Carlyle Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At Carlyle Elementary School, a 15.1-point achievement gap persisted between male and female students in 2018.

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Statewide test results: 71 percent of Medora Intermediate students failed math

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 29 percent of Medora Intermediate School students passed annual math assessments in 2018 and 71 percent of students failed.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 28.8 points lower at Carlyle Elementary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

At Carlyle Elementary School, a 28.8-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Gillespie Middle School reports 11% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

The truancy rate at Gillespie Middle School rose to 11 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Okawville Jr/Sr High School reports 1% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

The truancy rate at Okawville Jr/Sr High School fell to 1 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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Statewide test results: 72 percent of Morrisonville Junior failed English language arts

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

About 28 percent of Morrisonville Junior High School students passed annual English language arts assessments in 2018 and nearly three quarters of students failed.

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1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 62870 in 2nd quarter of 2018

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 31, 2018

One offender released on parole during the second quarter lives near Illinois zip code 62870, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by South Central Reporter.

Washington County Board of Supervisors met October 9

By Kristine Gonzales-Abella | Dec 31, 2018

Washington County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday, Oct. 9.

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Statewide test results: low-income students score 25.5 points lower at Carlinville Primary School

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

At Carlinville Primary School, a 25.5-point achievement gap persisted between low-income and non-low-income students in 2018.

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Okawville Grade School reports 2% truancy rate

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

The truancy rate at Okawville Grade School rose to 2 percent during the 2017-18 school year, according to a South Central Reporter analysis of the latest Illinois schools report card.

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At Brownstown, 100 percent of students graduate high school; 52 percent go to college

By Local Labs News Service | Dec 30, 2018

About 71 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 100 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.