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

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Lorelei Andedo Student Intervention Administrator (SIA) | Official Website

Lorelei Andedo Student Intervention Administrator (SIA) | Official Website

Results are in and 78.4% of Rock Island 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 Rock Island County rose by 4.3% 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%).

Rock Island County's Students Failure Rates in ELA Over 4 Years
2017-182019-202020-212021-220%20%40%60%80%100%73.4%73.4%62.1%62.1%81.7%81.7%69.7%69.7%81.4%81.4%69.9%69.9%78.4%78.4%64.6%64.6%CountyState

Rock Island 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
Lincoln-Irving Elementary School93.6%142
Rock Island Academy92.8%278
Eagle Ridge School92.2%167
Frances Willard Elementary School92.1%202
Longfellow Elementary School92%113
Hillcrest Elementary School89.7%116
Bowlesburg Elementary School89.2%101
Edison Junior High School88.5%391
Wells Elementary School88.1%84
Butterworth Elementary School87.4%87
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School86.1%166
Roosevelt Elementary School85.6%201
Logan Elementary School85.6%139
George O. Barr School84.8%191
Willard Elementary School83%88
Northeast Junior High School82.5%195
George Washington Elementary School82.2%146
Glenview Middle School82.1%1,119
John Deere Middle School81.6%718
Denkmann Elementary School79.9%223
Washington Junior High School78.7%456
Ridgewood Elementary School78.7%131
Woodrow Wilson Middle School77.6%806
Rock Island Center for Math and Science76.9%233
Ridgewood Elementary School76.5%170
Benjamin Franklin Elementary School75.6%143
Bicentennial Elementary School73.6%137
Rockridge Junior High School71.4%234
Hampton Elementary School71%159
Eugene Field Elementary School70.9%254
Hamilton Elementary School69.1%301
Sherrard Junior High School66%209
Earl H. Hanson Elementary School62.7%110
Andalusia Elementary School59.1%222
Riverdale Middle School56.9%267
Jane Addams Elementary School53.6%144
Riverdale Elementary School48.6%216

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