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Bureau County: How many students failed their ELA test in 2022-23 school year?

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Duane Price Bureau Valley High School | Official Website

Duane Price Bureau Valley High School | Official Website

Results are in and 69.1% of Bureau 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 Bureau County rose by 5.2% 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%).

Bureau County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%66.8%66.8%62.1%62.1%72.4%72.4%69.7%69.7%71.7%71.7%69.9%69.9%69.1%69.1%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Bureau 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
Allen Grade School84.8%46
John F. Kennedy Elementary School84%346
La Moille Junior/Senior High School80%25
Malden Grade School75.5%53
DePue Elementary School75%124
Lincoln Elementary School73.2%216
Logan Junior High School72.5%418
Bureau Valley North School68.5%73
Ladd Community Consolidated School60.3%116
Neponset Grade School58.9%73
Ohio Community Consolidated Grade School55.9%43
Bureau Valley Elementary and Junior High School49.3%298
Dalzell Grade School37.8%37

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