Maroa-Forsyth
High School
Guidance Department
610 W. Washington St., P.O. Box
#738, Maroa, IL 61756
(217) 794-3463
2012/2013 PROFILE OF MAROA-FORSYTH HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL CODE # 142-785
COMMUNITY
Situated in northern Macon County Maroa-Forsyth High School is located
10 miles north of Decatur, Illinois. The school district has a growing
population and can best be described as being in the average to above
average socio-economic level. There are numerous two-income families
with the majority of persons engaged in skilled labor, managerial,
or professional occupations.
SCHOOL
Maroa-Forsyth High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school,
accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education. In the school
year 2012-2013, the student population in grades nine through twelve
is 318 students. The calendar year consists of four 9-week grading
periods. There are eight class periods, which meet daily for 40 minutes.
Each day we also have a twenty-eight minute activity period
built into the schedule.
Class sizes vary with the average number of students being about 20.
There is also a complete offering of co-curricular activities.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
The graduation requirements at Maroa-Forsyth High
School consist of 28 credits to graduate including 4 years PE;
Health; Business
Computer Applications or equivalent; 4 years English; 3 years Math (Geometry
required); 3 years Science (Lab Science required; Beginning with the
Class of 2016, all Classes must also take Inquiry Science or Biology
or Chemistry I prior to the student's senior year); 3 years Social
Studies (W. Geography, W. History, & American
History required); 1 credit from either Foreign Language, Music, Art,
or a
Vocational
Course. Consumer
Education requirement may be met in one of the following ways: Consumer
Ed. or passing the State Consumer Ed. Test.
ADVANCED COURSES
Honors English 9, 10, AP Literature, AP Language, AP Chemistry, AP US
History
| GRADING SCALE |
|
|
RECENT GRADUATING CLASS |
|
| Number Grade Value |
Letter Grade |
Number |
DEGREE ASPIRATIONS |
|
| 94-100 |
A |
5 |
2 year Degree |
9% |
| 86-93 |
B |
4 |
4 year Degree |
45% |
| 76-85 |
C |
3 |
Graduate Study |
14% |
| 70-75 |
D |
2 |
Professional Level Degree |
26% |
| 69 or below |
F |
1 |
Other |
6% |
CLASS RANK
Class rank is calculated by counting all semester grades in a regular
academic program and multiplying these grades by the following scale
(A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, F=1). This number is divided by the total number
of semester grades. The numerical average of all semester grades is
the grade point average (G.P.A.). Class rank is determined by numerically
ranking the G.P.A. (rounded to the nearest thousandth) of all students
in the class. A student may elect to not have P.E. counted into his/her
G.P.A. This request must be made in the semester in which the change
is to be made, but prior to the class drop date of that semester.
| ACT - MEAN SCORES |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| Students Tested |
46 |
57 |
71 |
55 |
76 |
77 |
82 |
85 |
98 |
84 |
91 |
| English |
22.9 |
23.4 |
21 |
22.3 |
22.1 |
21.1 |
21.3 |
22.4 |
21.3 |
21.8 |
21.1 |
| Math |
24 |
23.9 |
21.7 |
22.5 |
22.7 |
21.1 |
21.8 |
22.3 |
21.6 |
22.3 |
21.8 |
| Reading |
23.4 |
23.2 |
21.4 |
23.7 |
22.3 |
21.3 |
21.3 |
22.2 |
21.5 |
23 |
21 |
| Science |
22.9 |
22.5 |
21.1 |
21.9 |
22 |
21.1 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
21.6 |
22 |
21.5 |
| Composite |
23.4 |
23.4 |
21.4 |
22.7 |
22.4 |
21.3 |
21.6 |
22.1 |
21.6 |
22.4 |
21.5 |
Troy D. Holthaus, Guidance Counselor
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