Overview of Alternative Education Center:Alternative Education Center is a public school situated in Decatur, IL, which is in a small city environment. The learner population of Alternative Education Center is 21, and the school serves 6-11. At Alternative Education Center, 25% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 25% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 95%. The learner-teacher ratio is 4:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 33% female learners and 67% male learners. The school serves 76% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 5 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Alternative Education Center: At Alternative Education Center, 25% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 25% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Decatur School District 61, 12% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 8% tested above or at that level for math.

Alternative Education Center did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Illinois, 36% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.