Oregon High School Principal Dr. Heidi Deininger (2023) | Oregon High School
Oregon High School Principal Dr. Heidi Deininger (2023) | Oregon High School
That's according to an analysis from NW Illinois News of test scores compiled by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).
ISBE reports that in the 2023-24 school year, 76% of Ogle County's 554 public high school students—approximately 421 students—failed the math portion of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and have “minimal (or) incomplete understanding of the knowledge and skills relative to Illinois Learning Standards.”
Students can achieve four proficiencies in their subjects: partially met, approaching, meets, and exceeds standards. This report concludes students who partially met or approached the standards have failed in the subject.
Oregon High School (85%) and Polo Community High School had the highest failure rate in Ogle County (83.3%), and Forreston Junior/Senior High School (65%) and Byron High School 9-12 had the lowest (63.3%).
No high school in Ogle County had a student passing rate exceeding 50%.
Countywide, math test failure rates fell from 78.1% in the 2022-23 school year to 76% in the 2023-24 school year.
Rochelle Township High School was the only Ogle County high school to experience an increase in failure rates in the 2023-24 school year, reaching 79.5%.
Statewide, failure rates were highest in Bureau County, Christian County, Gallatin County, Schuyler County, and Hamilton County, where the percentage of students who failed the math exam were 82.4%, 91.6%, 93.4%, 93.6%, and 95.2%, respectively.
Polo Community High School and Byron High School 9-12 were the only Ogle County high schools that saw math scores improve between the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year.
Data shows that 73.7% of Illinois students failed the 2023-24 school year state math exam, up from 73% in the 2022-23 school year.
The SAT test is administered to Illinois high school sophomores “to fulfill the requirement that students take an assessment for college and career readiness in order to receive a regular high school diploma.”
| High School | Student Count | Failure Rate in 2022-23 | Failure Rate in 2023-24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon High School | 114 | 87.7% | 85% |
| Polo Community High School | 48 | 88.9% | 83.3% |
| Rochelle Township High School | 215 | 78.6% | 79.5% |
| Forreston Junior/Senior High School | 60 | 66.7% | 65% |
| Byron High School 9-12 | 117 | 68.8% | 63.3% |
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