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Stephenson County students and their ELA performance in 2021-22

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Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Center Elementary School Principal Amanda Hayes (2023) | Center Elementary School

Results are in and 71.9% of Stephenson County students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Stephenson County rose by 4% compared to the previous school year.

In comparison, schools in Pulaski County fared the worst among all Illinois counties, with 92.7% of students failing to meet test requirements.

At the other end of the spectrum, Piatt County had the highest success rate across the state, with 49.4% 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.

Based on their reading scores on the NAEP, public school students from Illinois managed to stay relatively on par with the national level, according to the National Center for Education and Statistics.

Assessment participation rates in 2023 are at or above the 95% testing threshold, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Stephenson County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 3 Years
2017-182019-202020-210%20%40%60%80%69.4%69.4%62.2%62.2%75%75%69.8%69.8%71.9%71.9%69.8%69.8%CountyState

Stephenson County Schools Students who Didn’t Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2021-22 School Year
SchoolStudents who did not meet standards (%)Total students tested
Empire Elementary School91.9%123
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School91.1%79
Freeport Middle School90.3%506
Black Hawk Elementary School89.7%107
Carl Sandburg Middle School84.4%384
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School79.5%171
Center Elementary School66.3%95
Pearl City Elementary School64.5%121
Dakota Elementary School59.8%199
Lena-Winslow Elementary School58.9%168
Orangeville Elementary School58.5%53
Pearl City Junior High School54.8%62
Dakota Junior Senior High School43.9%123
Orangeville Junior High School40.5%74
Lena-Winslow Junior High School25.5%165

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