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Did La Salle Elementary School District 122 students fail or pass their 2023-24 ELA tests?

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Brian DeBernardi Superintendent at La Salle Elementary School District 122 | Official Website

Brian DeBernardi Superintendent at La Salle Elementary School District 122 | Official Website

In the 2023-24 school year, 79.7% of La Salle Elementary School District 122 students failed the ELA portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the ELA portion of the IAR compared to the 20.3% who did.

The total number La Salle Elementary School District 122 students who failed their ELA assessments fell by 6% from the previous school year.

La Salle Elementary School District 122 roughly covers schools within LaSalle County and has a main office in LaSalle.

The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.

Recent IAR data shows that while Illinois students improved slightly in the test, math performance remains below pre-pandemic levels. In 2024, 28.4% of students met math benchmarks, compared to 31.8% in 2019. However, data also indicates a significant achievement gap based on race and ethnicity. 

The disparities were even more pronounced in math. White students achieved a proficiency rate of 38.7%, while Black students achieved 9.1% and Hispanic students 15.6%. Asian students achieved the highest proficiency rates in both subjects, hitting 68.2% in ELA and 61.4% in math.

LaSalle's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years

20212022202320240%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%100%86%70%90%70%86%65%80%59%La Salle Elementary School District 122Illinois
Students who Didn't Meet Academic Standards in ELA During 2023-24 school year
SchoolDistrictStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Lincoln Junior High SchoolLa Salle Elementary School District 12290.8%
Northwest Elementary SchoolLa Salle Elementary School District 12269%

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