Academics
Orion High School made Adequate Yearly Progress on the Prairie State Achievement Examination, a state test that is part of the No Child Left Behind Act. In 2009, 66% of students tested met or exceeded state standards. The school's average high school graduation rate between 2000-2009 was 94%.
Orion High School ranked 3rd of 16 in Prairie State Achievement Examination scores compared to all public high schools in the surrounding Henry County, Rock Island County, and Mercer County, Illinois communities over a 3 year period from 2007-2009. Only Annawan High School and Geneseo High School scored better. Orion High School is 1 of 7 high schools in this group to make Adequate Yearly Progress as part of the No Child Left Behind Act.
The district's teaching faculty is 72 teachers, averaging 18.4 years of experience, and of whom 57% hold an advanced degree. The average district class size is 20.0, with a student to faculty ratio is 15.4. The instructional expenditure per student is $5,042. Orion High School enrollment decreased from 376 to 342 (9%) in the period of 2000 to 2009.
The Orion Community Unit School District 223 was selected as one of 61 school districts in Illinois to be named a "Bright A+" Award Recipient for 2006. The award was based on those school districts with the highest academic performance in the state of Illinois, and designates the district as among the top 5% of all Illinois.
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