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How many Stephenson County students failed their ELA IAR during 2022-23?

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Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | firststudentinc.com

Results are in and 73.5% of Stephenson 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 Stephenson County rose by 0.1% 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%).

Stephenson County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%69.4%69.4%62.1%62.1%75%75%69.7%69.7%71.9%71.9%69.9%69.9%73.5%73.5%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Stephenson 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
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School92.6%81
Empire Elementary School92.4%118
Black Hawk Elementary School90.1%111
Carl Sandburg Middle School86.4%389
Jones-Farrar, an International Baccalaureate World School86.4%170
Freeport Middle School84.9%470
Dakota Elementary School69.5%213
Pearl City Elementary School68.8%106
Lena-Winslow Elementary School64.6%161
Orangeville Elementary School61%59
Center Elementary School60.5%81
Orangeville Junior High School59.4%74
Dakota Junior Senior High School50.5%107
Pearl City Junior High School44.8%78
Lena-Winslow Junior High School25%164

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