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Test Expectations: How many Whiteside County students failed to meet ELA expectations in 2022-23 school year?

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Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Tony Sanders State Superintendent of Education | Official Website

Results are in and 64.5% of Whiteside 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 Whiteside County rose by 13.2% 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%).

Whiteside County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%60.9%60.9%62.1%62.1%75.7%75.7%69.7%69.7%72.9%72.9%69.9%69.9%64.5%64.5%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Whiteside 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
Merrill Elementary School77.6%241
Lincoln Elementary School74.9%338
Challand Middle School72.7%687
Fulton Elementary School72.4%199
Tampico Elementary School71.7%113
Washington Elementary School70.2%339
Montmorency School67.6%136
Morrison Junior High School65.2%215
River Bend Middle School64.9%214
East Coloma - Nelson Elementary School61.9%147
Prophetstown Elementary School60.7%28
Erie Elementary School58.8%80
Southside School50.1%214
Rock Falls Middle School42%226
Erie Middle School40.8%167
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Middle School36.5%156

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