Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Vice Chair of the Board Dr. Donna S. Leak (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Of the 1,382 students in Sterling Community Unit School District 5 who took the ELA portion of the IAR test, approximately 257 (18.6%) passed.
The percentage of Sterling Community Unit School District 5 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR decreased by 2.3% compared to the previous school year.
Sterling Community Unit School District 5 roughly covers schools within Whiteside County and has a main office in Sterling.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) assesses the progress of students in grades 3-8 in meeting the Illinois Learning Standards in English language arts and mathematics.
The percentage of fourth-grade and eighth-grade public school students performing at or above the NAEP Proficient level in reading in Illinois was not significantly different from the National level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.
A study conducted in December 2021 by the Institute of Education Sciences showed that students in grades 4-8 scored less in math than expected after the outbreak of the pandemic. More significant expected changes in learning occurred in grades 6-8 than in grades 4 and 5.
Assessment participation rates (all subjects, applicable groups) in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Sterling Community Unit School District 5 Success Rates in 2021-22 IAR
Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in ELA During 2021-22 school year
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenart Elementary Regional Gifted Center | Chicago Public School District 299 | 72.6 | 5.7 |
| Eisenhower Academy | Joliet Public School District 86 | 72.2 | 9 |
| Congerville Elementary School | Eureka Community Unit School District 140 | 70.6 | 2.9 |
| Keller Elementary Gifted Magnet School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 66 | 26.9 |
| Washington Gifted School | Peoria School District 150 | 65.6 | 21.5 |
| Skinner North Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 65.1 | 15.9 |
| Bronzeville Classical Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 64.8 | 12.7 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Massac County Unit School District #1 | 64.4 | 6.8 |
| Decatur Classical Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 64.1 | 20.9 |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School | Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3 | 63 | 6.2 |
| Walker School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 61.7 | 18.8 |
| Greeley Elementary School | Winnetka School District 36 | 61.1 | 13 |
| Lisbon Grade School | Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90 | 60.9 | 20.3 |
| McDade Elementary Classical School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 60.8 | 7.7 |
| Prospect Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 60.1 | 14.9 |
| Robert Clow Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 59.9 | 9.9 |
| Edison Elementary Regional Gifted Center | Chicago Public School District 299 | 59.3 | 26.3 |
| Chelsea Elementary School | Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C | 59.1 | 14.4 |
| Lena-Winslow Junior High School | Lena Winslow Community Unit School District 202 | 58.2 | 16.4 |
| Taft High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 58.1 | 21.8 |
| Bartelso Elementary School | Bartelso School District 57 | 58 | 17.9 |
| Bannockburn School | Bannockburn School District 106 | 57.9 | 17.8 |
| The Skokie School | Winnetka School District 36 | 57.6 | 11.6 |
| Oak Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 57.6 | 30.3 |
| Highlands Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 57.6 | 19.6 |
| A-C Central Elementary School | A-C Central Community Unit School District 262 | 57.4 | 2.1 |
| Whitney M. Young Magnet High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 57.3 | 33.9 |
| Central School | Glencoe School District 35 | 56.8 | 11.7 |
| Sowers Elementary School | Roanoke-Benson Community Unit School District 60 | 56.7 | 1.5 |
| Harper Elementary School | Wilmette School District 39 | 56.7 | 10.5 |
| Wescott Elementary School | Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 | 56.6 | 16.6 |
| Willowbrook Elementary School | Northbrook/Glenview School District 30 | 56.6 | 13.2 |
| George B. Carpenter Elementary School | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 | 56.5 | 17.8 |
| John Laidlaw Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 56.3 | 7.3 |
| Prairie Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 56.3 | 15.5 |
| Iles Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 56.1 | 12.1 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | River Forest School District 90 | 56 | 20.7 |
| Rondout Elementary School | Rondout School District 72 | 56 | 16.5 |
| Elm Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 56 | 25.7 |
| Greenbriar Elementary School | Northbrook School District 28 | 56 | 22.3 |
| Harding Grade School | Community Unit School District 2 | 55.9 | 0 |
| Trenton Elementary School | Wesclin Community Unit School District 3 | 55.6 | 7.4 |
| George Washington Elementary School | Park Ridge Consolidated Community School District 64 | 55.5 | 8.8 |
| Spring Brook Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 55.3 | 7.9 |
| Earl Pritchett School | Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102 | 55.3 | 2.6 |
| Oliver Julian Kendall Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 55.2 | 11.1 |
| Fry Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 55 | 5.6 |
| Wayne Thomas Elementary School | North Shore School District 112 | 55 | 6.5 |
| Navajo Heights Elementary School | Palos Heights School District 128 | 55 | 3.1 |
| Prairie Elementary School | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 | 54.9 | 15.4 |
| Spencer Loomis Elementary School | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 | 54.8 | 12.1 |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 54.6 | 10 |
| Gwendolyn Brooks College Preparatory Academy High School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 54.5 | 7.3 |
| The Lane Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 54.4 | 25.1 |
| Danielle-Joy Peterson Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 54.3 | 6.4 |
| Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy | Chicago Public School District 299 | 54.3 | 12.8 |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 54.2 | 21.7 |
| Forest Hills Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 54.1 | 27.4 |
| Edison Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 54.1 | 5.2 |
| Thomas Dooley Elementary School | Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54 | 54.1 | 6.3 |
| Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School | Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197 | 54.1 | 2.7 |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School | Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133 | 54.1 | 6.9 |
| Kingsley Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 53.9 | 13.9 |
| Grove Avenue Elementary School | Barrington Community Unit School District 220 | 53.8 | 18.8 |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 53.8 | 15.4 |
| Lester Elementary School | Downers Grove Grade School District 58 | 53.6 | 2.4 |
| Half Day School | Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 | 53.5 | 13.5 |
| V. Blanche Graham Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 53.5 | 13.5 |
| Ogden Avenue Elementary School | La Grange School District 102 | 53.5 | 6.1 |
| Cossitt Ave Elementary School | La Grange School District 102 | 53.4 | 10.9 |
| New Hope Elementary School | New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 | 53.4 | 11.2 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | Oak Grove School District 68 | 53.4 | 13.3 |
| Albers Elementary School | Albers School District 63 | 53.4 | 4.9 |
| Field Park Elementary School | Western Springs School District 101 | 53.3 | 16.1 |
| Isaac Fox Elementary School | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 | 53.3 | 8 |
| Ivy Hall Elementary School | Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 | 53.2 | 15.2 |
| Madison Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 53.2 | 21.1 |
| Daniel Wright Junior High School | Lincolnshire-Prairieview School District 103 | 53.2 | 18.5 |
| Adler Park School | Libertyville School District 70 | 53.1 | 15 |
| Brook Forest Elementary School | Butler School District 53 | 53 | 29.9 |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary | Rockford School District 205 | 53 | 28.6 |
| Edgebrook Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 53 | 6.3 |
| Middlefork Primary School | Sunset Ridge School District 29 | 52.9 | 5.9 |
| Central Elementary School | Riverside School District 96 | 52.9 | 12.3 |
| Copeland Manor Elementary School | Libertyville School District 70 | 52.9 | 21.4 |
| Highcrest Middle School | Wilmette School District 39 | 52.8 | 18.8 |
| East Dubuque Junior High | East Dubuque Community Unit School District 119 | 52.8 | 10.1 |
| Grove Elementary School | McLean County Unit School District 5 | 52.7 | 4.8 |
| Monroe Elementary School | Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181 | 52.6 | 21.8 |
| Teutopolis Grade School | Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50 | 52.5 | 9.6 |
| Scott Elementary School | Naperville Community Unit School District 203 | 52.5 | 10.9 |
| Mayer Elementary School | Chicago Public School District 299 | 52.5 | 10.4 |
| Wilmot Elementary School | Deerfield School District 109 | 52.4 | 13.8 |
| Butler Junior High School | Butler School District 53 | 52.4 | 16.6 |
| Sarah Adams Elementary School | Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95 | 52.4 | 12.8 |
| Norton Creek Elementary School | St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 | 52.3 | 17.4 |
| Patterson Elementary School | Indian Prairie School District 204 | 52.2 | 7.8 |
| Emerson Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 52.2 | 7.7 |
| Field Elementary School | Elmhurst School District 205 | 52.1 | 10.6 |
| Cambridge Community Grade School | Cambridge Community Unit School District 227 | 52 | 7.8 |
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