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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Did Kendall County students fail or pass their 2022-23 ELA tests?

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Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Jason Helfer Chief Education Officer - Instruction | Twitter

Results are in and 61.8% of Kendall County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Kendall County rose by 9.3% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Alexander County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 95.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Woodford County had the highest success rate across the state, with 59.4% of its students passing the ELA portion of the IAR.

The IAR measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing in meeting the English Language Arts and Mathematics standards set by the state.

According to recent IAR data, the average ELA proficiency rate for Illinois students was 35.4% in 2023, while the math proficiency rate stood at 27.1%. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity.

White students demonstrated higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math compared to Black and Hispanic students. The ELA proficiency rate for white students was 45.6%, around twice higher than that of Black students (17%) and Hispanic students (23.3%).

The gap was even worse in math, with white students achieving a 37% proficiency rate, nearly five times higher than Black students (7.9%) and over twice higher than Hispanic students (14.4%).

Kendall County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%57.8%57.8%62.1%62.1%66.9%66.9%69.7%69.7%68.2%68.2%69.9%69.9%61.8%61.8%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Kendall County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2022-23 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Centennial Elementary School89.9%149
Long Beach Elementary School83.7%270
Yorkville Grade School76.9%39
Boulder Hill Elementary School75.9%232
Hunt Club Elementary School74.1%224
Lakewood Creek Elementary School71.8%351
Emily G. Johns School71.5%519
Charles Reed Elementary School71.2%288
Jones Elementary School71.2%233
Plano Middle School70.7%325
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School68.9%309
Fox Chase Elementary School67.9%299
Aux Sable Middle School66.7%812
Thompson Junior High School66.3%811
Plank Junior High School65.2%609
Circle Center Grade School62.6%160
Bristol Bay Elementary School59.9%402
Grande Park Elementary School59.7%335
Southbury Elementary School58.7%298
Yorkville Intermediate School58.6%670
Autumn Creek Elementary School57.8%379
Prairie Point Elementary School57.6%241
Bristol Grade School55.7%61
Traughber Junior High School54.3%1,111
Old Post Elementary School53.9%206
Yorkville Middle School51.5%1,070
Newark Elementary School51.3%37
Grande Reserve Elementary School50.7%357
Murphy Junior High School50.2%697
Millbrook Junior High School48.8%123
Churchill Elementary School48.6%243
Lisbon Grade School38.2%76

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