Illinois Valley Times

La Salle Elementary School District 122 had the highest rate of students in the area - 91.7 percent - who fell below standards on the annual state assessments this year, according to an Illinois Valley Times analysis of Illinois State Board of Education data.

Of the 40 districts in Bureau and LaSalle counties, Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230 had the highest rate of students who passed the annual state assessments with 52.5 percent passing.

Statewide, 34 percent of students met or exceeded expectations. The remaining 66 percent did not meet, partially met or approached expectations.

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) assesses a student’s aptitude in math and English language arts for elementary to junior level of high school and is based on the Common Core State Standard principles. Illinois is one of eight states participating in PARCC as a means to measure a student’s preparedness for higher education.

The scores – a composite derived from the combined results of the Math and English tests – reveal whether a student is or is not ready for the next level. Student scores either “did not meet,” “partially met,” “approach,” “met” or “exceeded” expectations. Any student who meets or exceeds expectations is considered ready for the next level.

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District	County	Enrollment	Percent of students ready for the next level
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230	LASALLE	66	52.5
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195	LASALLE	318	46.5
Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95	LASALLE	329	46.4
Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170	LASALLE	492	43.5
Princeton High School District 500	BUREAU	518	38.1
Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185	LASALLE	220	37.9
Streator Township High School District 40	LASALLE	889	34.4
Ottawa Township High School District 140	LASALLE	1445	33.7
Dalzell Grade School District 98	BUREAU	52	32.9
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82	LASALLE	96	32.7
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340	BUREAU	1154	32.6
Mendota Township High School District 280	LASALLE	577	32.5
Malden Community Consolidated School District 84	BUREAU	85	31.4
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289	LASALLE	1238	30.6
Ottawa Elementary School District 141	LASALLE	2124	28.8
Allen Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65	LASALLE	93	28.6
Peru Elementary School District 124	LASALLE	1029	28.5
Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17	BUREAU	60	28.2
Hall Township High School District 502	BUREAU	393	27.1
Princeton Elementary School District 115	BUREAU	1152	25.7
Lostant Community Unit School District 425	LASALLE	72	25.5
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79	LASALLE	217	25
Earlville Community Unit School District 9	LASALLE	418	24.8
Streator Elementary School District 44	LASALLE	1997	24.7
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94	BUREAU	223	24.6
Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210	LASALLE	241	23.6
Serena Community Unit School District 2	LASALLE	701	23.3
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175	LASALLE	114	23.3
La Moille Community Unit School District 303	BUREAU	269	22.3
Oglesby Elementary School District 125	LASALLE	588	21.9
Putnam County Community Unit School District 535	PUTNAM	909	21.3
Seneca Township High School District 160	LASALLE	452	21.2
Marseilles Elementary School District 150	LASALLE	607	20.6
La Salle-Peru Township High School District 120	LASALLE	1249	19
Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99	BUREAU	750	17.7
Depue Unit School District 103	BUREAU	441	16.7
Leland Community Unit School District 1	LASALLE	292	15.6
Ohio Community High School District 505	BUREAU	34	15
La Salle Elementary School District 122	LASALLE	922	8.3

*Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Editor's note: The original version of this story incorrectly listed Cherry School District 92, whose 2016 assessment data was unavailable, among schools with the highest failure rates. This has been corrected.