Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
Dr. Donna Leak Vice-Chair - Flossmoor | solutiontree.com
The number of students who failed their ELA assessment in Madison County rose by 4.9% 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%).
| School | Students who did not meet standards (%) | Total students tested |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Long Elementary School | 91.7% | 132 |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 90.3% | 367 |
| Madison Junior High School | 88.8% | 125 |
| Venice Elementary School | 88.6% | 44 |
| Grigsby Intermediate School | 88.5% | 803 |
| North Elementary School | 88.5% | 455 |
| Frohardt Elementary School | 88.1% | 403 |
| Lewis-Clark Junior High School | 87.4% | 189 |
| Coolidge Junior High School | 85.6% | 830 |
| West Elementary School | 85.2% | 305 |
| Eastwood Elementary School | 83.4% | 193 |
| Alton Middle School | 83% | 1,210 |
| Kreitner Elementary School | 81.6% | 120 |
| East Elementary School | 80.7% | 424 |
| John A. Renfro Elementary School | 80.7% | 192 |
| Webster Elementary School | 79.5% | 98 |
| Parkside Primary School | 77.3% | 167 |
| Lewis-Clark Elementary School | 76.5% | 111 |
| Hartford Elementary School | 75.6% | 49 |
| Central Intermediate School | 75.1% | 349 |
| Summit Elementary School | 73.9% | 42 |
| Worden Elementary School | 72.5% | 280 |
| Collinsville Middle School | 71.7% | 903 |
| Roxana Junior High School | 71.4% | 360 |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 69.2% | 39 |
| East Alton Middle School | 69.1% | 188 |
| Dorris Intermediate School | 68.3% | 862 |
| Lincoln Middle School | 66.6% | 796 |
| Albert Cassens Elementary | 66.2% | 462 |
| Woodland Elementary School | 64.6% | 429 |
| Meadowbrook Intermediate School | 64.5% | 341 |
| Silver Creek Elementary School | 63.4% | 369 |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School | 63.4% | 527 |
| Highland Elementary School | 62.4% | 505 |
| Liberty Middle School | 62% | 879 |
| Columbus Elementary School | 60.8% | 370 |
| Highland Middle School | 57.5% | 584 |
| Marine Elementary School | 56.7% | 67 |
| Alhambra Primary School | 56.6% | 30 |
| C.A. Henning School | 50.7% | 359 |
| Triad Middle School | 46.6% | 879 |
| St. Jacob Elementary School | 45.9% | 111 |
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School | 40% | 65 |
| Maryville Elementary School | 35.7% | 126 |
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