Northwest Illinois' 10 worst grade school ELA scores: Where does your school district rank?

By Local Labs News Service

Jan 23, 2018

Grade school districts in Paw Paw, Freeport and Rock Falls ranked among Northwest Illinois' lowest for reading aptitude, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

As part of the annual Partnership For Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers ("PARCC") examination, Illinois public school students in grades three through eight are asked to read and analyze passages of fiction and nonfiction, then write about them.

The students pass if their scores either meet or exceed expectations, indicating they're "ready for the next level" of school.

Where did your school district rank?

Northwest Illinois districts with lowest reading scores

Rank	District	City	County	Passing Rate
1	Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271	Paw Paw	Lee	18.40%
2	Freeport School District 145	Freeport	Stephenson	19.20%
3	East Coloma Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20	Rock Falls	Whiteside	22.30%
4	East Dubuque Unit School District 119	East Dubuque	Jodaviess	23%
5	Dixon Unit School District 170	Dixon	Lee	23.80%
6	Oregon Community Unit School District 220	Oregon	Ogle	24.60%
7	Amboy Community Unified School District 272	Amboy	Lee	25.70%
8	Eswood Community Consolidated School District 269	Lindenwood	Ogle	28.10%
9	Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231	Rochelle	Ogle	28.60%
10	Ashton Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275	Ashton	Lee	28.60%