SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY:

   Routt Catholic High School is a Catholic coeducational high school with a student enrollment of 128 in grades 9-12. Located in Jacksonville, Illinois, a small community of 20,000, Routt  serves students from public school District 117 as well as surrounding farm communities.

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   Routt admits students of any race, nationality and religion without discrimination ith respect to ability or achievement levels, believing that all have a right to a Christian education. Out-of-parish Catholic students make up 9% of the student body and students of other faiths total 28%. 14% of Routt students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

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ACCREDITATION:

  Illinois State Board of Education Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

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FACULTY:

   15 certified teachers yielding a teacher-student ratio of 1:9, 1 part-time guidance counselor and 1 part-time librarian.

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ACT CODE NUMBER:

   142 355

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ENROLLMENT:

   128 students, grades 9 - 12, Classes range in size from 5-25

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MAIN OFFICE PHONE NUMBER:

   (217) 243-8563

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Principal: Dan Carie ext. 2

Guidance Counselor: Mr. Eugene Link ext. 4

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GRADING SYSTEM:

   Grades are issued four times during the school year. Students are required to earn 25
credits for graduation. GPA and class rank are based on semester grades in all subjects
except driver education, and library/art/computer/science lab assistant courses.

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Grade Percentage Value Accelerated Weight       

A+ 98 - 100 4.0 5.0

A 93 - 97 4.0 5.0

A- 90 - 92 3.6 4.6

B+ 88 - 89 3.4 4.4

B 83 - 87 3.0 4.0

B- 80 - 82 2.6 3.6

C+ 78 - 79 2.4 3.4

C 73- 77 2.0 3.0

C- 70 - 72 1.6                               

D+ 68 - 69 1.4

D 66 - 67 1.0

D- 65 0.6

F ‹ 65 0

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CURRICULUM:

   We believe that students preparing for the world of work need the same basic knowledge and skills as those preparing for college, so the curriculum is essentially the same for all with varying degrees of difficulty. Ninety-five percent of the students at Routt are enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum; of these, forty-nine percent are following an honors sequence.

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   Routt's curriculum offerings include four years of Religion, English, Mathematics, Science,

Social Studies, Spanish, Art, and Music. Routt also offers Business/Computer courses in

Keyboarding, Computer Applications, Web Design, Accounting, Marketing, Multi-Media,

Computer Programming and Informational Processing.

 

   The following courses are weighted: AP English, Honors English 3, Honors Calculus, Dual

Credit College Calculus, Dual Credit College Algebra, Dual Credit College Trigonometry,

Honors Physics, Honors Spanish IV, and AP US History. Any grade below a "C" will not carry

an accelerated grade.

 

   Advanced students may enroll at one of the local colleges to earn college credit.

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COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS SHOULD EARN THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM CREDITS:

   4 credits in Theology/Fine arts

   2 credits in Foreign Language

   4 credits in English

   1 ½ credits in Physical Education/Health

   3 credits in Science

   3 credits in Mathematics, including Algebra

   1 credit in Fine arts Geometry

   .5 credits in Consumer Education

   3½ credits in Social Studies - U.S. History, World History, Geography, Government and   Consumer Economics are required

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ACT AVERAGE SCORES (ALL JUNIORS):

YEAR, ENGLISH, MATH, READING, SCIENCE, and COMPOSITE

2011-2012 juniors 21.9 20.3 21.3 21.7 21.4

2012-2013 juniors 23.3 20.7 23.4 21.5 22.5

2013-2014 juniors 24.3 22.5 23.7 23.6 23.7

2015-2016 juniors 22.7 20.8 23.5 22.2 22.4

2016-2017 Juniors 24.9 22.5 24.5 23.4 24.0

2017-2018 Juniors 25.4 22.3 26.1 23.4 24.3

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POST SECONDARY EDUCATION:

2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Four-year college- 81% 80% 76% 70% 90% 88%

Two-year college-  13% 17% 14% 22% 3.3% 12%

Armed Services- 0% 3% 5% 4% 3.3% 0$

Undecided/employment 6% 0% 5% 4% 3.3% 0%